Vocab Info
A19 の-adjective, な-adjective, Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
ボサボサruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying
Dictionary Definition
- の-adjective, な-adjective, Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb - 1. - ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
 
- Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb - 2. - idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
 
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ボサボサ、ぼさぼさ
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- ボサボサの髪をブラシで整える。 - Tidying up the unkempt hair with a brush. {ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying} 
- ボサボサしていないで仕事をしなさい! - Stop dilly-dallying and get to work! {ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying} 
- 先生:「授業中にボサボサしていると落第するぞ!」 - Teacher: "If you're dilly-dallying during class, you'll fail!" {ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying} 
- ボサボサの頭で会社に来るのは常識的にありえない事です。 - Coming to the office with unkempt hair is something that is simply not acceptable in terms of common sense. {ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying} 
- せっかく髪をセットしたのに、強風のせいでボサボサになってしまった。 - Despite going to the trouble of styling my hair, it ended up getting tousled because of the strong wind. {ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying} 
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