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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

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    1. の-adjective, な-adjective, Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 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(かみ)をブラシで(ととの)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(しごと)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(せんせい):「授業(じゅぎょう)(ちゅう)にボサボサしていると落第(らくだい)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(あたま)会社(かいしゃ)()るのは常識(じょうしき)(てき)にありえない(こと)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(かみ)をセットしたのに、強風(きょうふう)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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