Vocab Info

A5 Adverb

ひょろっとtall and thin, long and thin, lanky, spindly, gangly

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb

      1. 1.

        tall and thin, long and thin, lanky, spindly, gangly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    ひょろっと

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    Examples

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    • ヒョロッとした(くさ)()()っこ()く。

      Pull out the thin and spindly grass by hand.

      • ヒョロッとした(えだ)はすぐに()れそうだ。

        The spindly branch looks like it could break easily.

      • (あめ)()(そく)(くさ)がヒョロッと弱々(よわよわ)しく()びている。

        Due to lack of rain, the grass is growing in a weak and lanky manner.

      • (さけ)()みすぎたせいでヒョロッとよろめいた。

        Having drunk too much alcohol, he staggered lankily.

        • (わたし)はヒョロッとしていて(とお)くからでも()()ちます。

          I am tall and thin and stand out even from a distance.

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