Vocab Info

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      1.

      totteringly, staggeringly, unsteadily

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      2.

      lanky, spindly, slender, frail

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ひょろひょろ

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      ()ばかり()びてしまい、息子(むすこ)はひょろひょろだ。

      My son has grown taller, but he's still quite lanky.

        ヒョロヒョロの()()れてしまった。

        The spindly tree broke.

        ひょろひょろとした(くさ)からは生命(せいめい)(りょく)をあまり(かん)じない。

        The spindly grass doesn't seem to have much vitality.

          (からだ)(きた)えたから、もうヒョロヒョロではない。

          I've trained my body, so I'm no longer frail.

          ()(ぱら)ったせいか、(かれ)足元(あしもと)がひょろひょろとしています。

          Perhaps due to being drunk, his steps are unsteady.

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