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鈍臭い (のろくさい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鈍臭のろくさい

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Meanings

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i-adjective

frustratingly slow; irritatingly sluggish

Describes a person, action, or process that is so slow it annoys the speaker. Strongly colloquial and mildly derogatory.

あの店てん員いんの動うごきは鈍どん臭くさくて、見みていてイライラする。
That clerk's movements are frustratingly slow; it's irritating just watching.
パソコンの立たち上あがりが鈍臭のろくさい

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The computer's startup is annoyingly sluggish.

Kanji

鈍dull, slow, foolish
臭stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking

Similar words

遅おそい
遅い is a neutral word for 'slow' or 'late'. 鈍臭い adds a strong sense of frustration and is more colloquial and derogatory.
もたもた
もたもた is an adverb/する-verb describing dawdling or inefficiency. 鈍臭い is an adjective that directly characterizes someone or something as inherently slow and annoying.

Etymology

Compound of 鈍 (のろ, 'dull, slow') and 臭い (くさい, '-smelling'), used here as a pejorative suffix. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys 'reeking of slowness'.