疎うとい

i-adjective

distant; aloof; estranged

Describes a relationship that has grown cold or distant, often between people who were once close.

• 最さい近きん、彼かれとは疎うとくなってしまった。

  Lately, I've grown distant from him.

• 二人ふたりの仲なかが疎うといのは、誰だれの目めにも明あきらかだった。

  It was obvious to everyone that the two were estranged.

i-adjective

unfamiliar with; ignorant of; ill-informed about

Usually used in the pattern 〜に疎い to mean lacking knowledge or familiarity with a topic. Antonym: 詳しい.

Antonyms: 詳しい

• 私わたしは政せい治じに疎うといので、ニュースを見みてもよくわからない。

  I'm unfamiliar with politics, so even when I watch the news I don't really understand.

• 彼かれはコンピューターに疎うとくて、メールもろくに送おくれない。

  He's so ignorant about computers that he can't even send an email properly.