疎おろ

prefix

incompletely; insufficiently; partially; somewhat

Prefix that attaches to verbs or adjectives to indicate an action or state is done incompletely, insufficiently, or only partially. Not freely productive; appears in a limited set of compounds.

• 「疎おろか」の「疎おろ」は、不ふ完かん全ぜんさを表あらわす接せっ頭とう語ごとして使つかわれている。

  The 疎 in 疎か is used as a prefix expressing incompleteness.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「疎おろ覚おぼえ」のように、不ふ十じゅう分ぶんな記き憶おくを指さす表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old texts, expressions like 疎覚え can be found, referring to insufficient memory.