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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

のっそりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Describes moving heavily and slowly, often with a sense of clumsiness or lack of energy. Used with verbs of motion.

stolidly; impassively

Describes standing or remaining still with a heavy, unresponsive, or expressionless presence. Often used with 立つ or いる.

〈人ひと〉がのっそり(と)歩あるくto plod along heavily
熊くまが森もりの中なかをのっそりと歩あるいていた。
A bear was plodding heavily through the forest.
〈人ひと〉がのっそりと立たっているto stand there stolidly, without expression or reaction
大おお男おとこが入いり口ぐちにのっそりと立たっていた。
A big man was standing at the entrance, stolid and unmoving.
〈人ひと〉がのっそり(と)起おき上あがるto get up sluggishly, heaving oneself up slowly
彼かれはベッドからのっそりと起おき上あがった。
He hauled himself up out of bed sluggishly.

のろのろN3sense 1
のろのろ emphasizes slowness itself, often for traffic or progress, while のっそり adds a heavy, lumbering quality to the movement.
もっさり sense 1
もっさり can describe slow, clumsy movement or a dull, heavy appearance, while のっそり is more specifically about large, heavy motion.

きびきびN2sense 1
きびきび describes brisk, lively, energetic movement, the opposite of the heavy, sluggish movement described by のっそり.
ちょこちょこ
ちょこちょこ describes quick, small movements, while のっそり describes slow, sluggish movement.
ちょこまかN1
のっそり describes slow, lumbering movement, the direct opposite of the quick, restless motion described by ちょこまか.

のっぺり
のっぺり describes a flat, featureless face or surface, not the heavy slow movement or stolid presence meant by のっそり, though the words sound similar.

Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but the sound のっそり evokes heaviness and slow movement.