野暮ったい

Reading

Kana: やぼったい
Romaji: yabottai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

unfashionable (e.g. clothes); uncouth; unpolished

Kanji

Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-
Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす
Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time

Example Sentence

あの野暮(やぼ)ったい(ふく)(いく)らで()ったのかと()いただけで、彼女(かのじょ)逆上(ぎゃくじょう)して(わたし)にくってかかってきた。
➥I only asked her what she paid for that dull-looking dress and she flew off the handle at me.
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