Vocab Info

A5 Adverb

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

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    1. Adverb

      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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      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)()ぐに()れそうだ。

        The spindly branch looks like it could break easily.

        (あめ)不足(ふそく)(くさ)がヒョロッと弱々しく(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)くからでも目立(めだ)ちます。

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

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