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A4 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
ひょろひょろtotteringly, staggeringly, unsteadily, lanky, spindly, slender, frail
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Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
1.
totteringly, staggeringly, unsteadily
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordNa-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
2.
lanky, spindly, slender, frail
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
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ひょろひょろ
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ヒョロヒョロの木が折れてしまった。
The frail tree has unfortunately broken. {totteringly, staggeringly, unsteadily, lanky, spindly, slender, frail}
体を鍛えたから、もうヒョロヒョロではない。
I've been working out, so I'm no longer frail. {totteringly, staggeringly, unsteadily, lanky, spindly, slender, frail}
お酒を飲み過ぎて、足元がヒョロヒョロしています。
I've drunk too much alcohol, and now I'm unsteadily on my feet. {totteringly, staggeringly, unsteadily, lanky, spindly, slender, frail}
沢山食べているのに、背ばかりが伸びてヒョロヒョロです。
Despite eating a lot, I'm just growing taller and becoming lanky. {totteringly, staggeringly, unsteadily, lanky, spindly, slender, frail}
個人的に、ヒョロヒョロした人よりもガッチリした人の方が好きだ。
Personally, I prefer sturdy people over those who are slender and frail. {totteringly, staggeringly, unsteadily, lanky, spindly, slender, frail}
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