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Polish
Etymology
From kurczowy + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kurˈt͡ʂɔ.vɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔvɔ
- Syllabification: kur‧czo‧wo
Adverb
kurczowo (not comparable)
- fast, tightly (e.g. hold onto something)
- kurczowo trzymać się czegoś ― to cling onto something
- spastically
- Synonym: spastycznie
1933, Michał Choromański, Zazdrość i medycyna:— Kto tam? — zapytał Widmar i znowu uczuł, że przeklęte chore serce ścisnęło się kurczowo.- “Who’s there?” asked Widmar, again feeling his damned ailing heart tightened spastically.
Further reading
- kurczowo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kurczowo in Polish dictionaries at PWN