Onomatopoeia#12,451 most used
げっそり
becoming very thin
IN A SENTENCE
病気のせいで、彼はげっそりやせてしまった。
Because of his illness, he lost a lot of weight.
written for Tangoya
MEANINGS
2
suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
adverb · adverb, takes と · する verb
TANGOYA ASKS
1
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; to be disappointed
する verb · adverb, takes と
DETAILS
Kind擬音語, onomatopoeia
Frequency#12,451 most used
Writtenげっそり only
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium