кое-как

Russian

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  • IPA(key): [ˌko(j)ɪ ˈkak]
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Adverb

ко́е-ка́к • (kóje-kák)

  1. anyhow, somehow, haphazardly, hit-or-miss, hurry-scurry, hugger-mugger, rough-and-ready, slapdash
  2. with difficulty, with great difficulty
    • 1905, Фёдор Сологуб [Fyodor Sologub], chapter XVIII, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:
      Меж тем Передо́нов вы́брался в полутёмную прихо́жую, отыска́л ко́е-ка́к пальто́ и стал его́ надева́ть.
      Mež tem Peredónov výbralsja v polutjómnuju prixóžuju, otyskál kóje-kák palʹtó i stal jevó nadevátʹ.
      In the meantime Peredonov managed to find his way into the half-dark hall, discovered his overcoat with some difficulty and began to put it on.

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