詰きっ屈くつ

Meanings

na-adjective, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

bending; twisting; winding

Describes physical bending, twisting, or winding of something; rare and literary.

その道みちは山さん腹ぷくを詰きっ屈くつしながら続つづいていた。
The road continued, twisting along the mountainside.

na-adjective, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

hard to understand; unintelligible

Used for writing, speech, or logic that is convoluted and difficult to follow; literary.

彼かれの論ろん文ぶんは詰きっ屈くつで、何なにを言いいたいのかわからなかった。
His paper was so convoluted that I couldn't understand what he wanted to say.

adverb taking the 'to' particle, taru-adjective

stiff; stilted; awkward

formal or literary

Describes a manner, style, or atmosphere that is rigid, unnatural, or lacking ease; formal/literary, often used adverbially with と.

彼かれは詰きっ屈くつとした態たい度どで応おう対たいした。
He responded with a stiff, awkward manner.

Written forms

詰きっ屈くつ
Rare kanji spelling; the word is literary and uncommon in modern writing.
佶きっ屈くつUsage100%
Alternate rare kanji spelling; both forms are essentially interchangeable.

Kanji

詰packed, close, pressed
屈yield, bend, flinch
佶healthy, correct

Similar words

屈くっ曲きょく
屈曲 is a more common word for physical bending or winding, while 詰屈 is rare and literary.
難なん解かい
難解 is the standard word for 'hard to understand'; 詰屈 is a much rarer, literary synonym.
ぎこちない
ぎこちない is the common word for 'awkward' or 'clumsy'; 詰屈 is a formal, literary alternative.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 詰 and 屈 both relate to bending or cramping, and the compound likely arose as a literary term for twistedness or convolution.