ぐさぐさ

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

stabbing repeatedly; piercing

Describes the action or sensation of something sharp being thrust in repeatedly, or the resulting feeling of being stabbed.

• 彼かれはナイフでぐさぐさと刺さした。

  He stabbed repeatedly with a knife.

• とげが指ゆびにぐさぐさ刺ささって痛いたい。

  The thorns are stuck in my finger and it hurts.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

cutting to the heart; stinging (words)

Used when harsh words or criticism deeply hurt someone emotionally, as if being stabbed.

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばがぐさぐさと胸むねに刺ささった。

  His words cut deeply into my heart.

• あの批ひ評ひょうはぐさぐさくるね。

  That criticism really stings, doesn't it?

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

loose; baggy; sloppy

Describes clothing or something that fits poorly and is loose or baggy, often with a negative connotation of being untidy.

• その服ふくはぐさぐさでだらしなく見みえる。

  Those clothes look loose and sloppy.

• 靴くつがぐさぐさで歩あるきにくい。

  The shoes are too loose and hard to walk in.