Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of けんもほろろ in Japanese

けんもほろろ, けんもほろほろ
Romaji
kenmohororo, kenmohorohoro
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    curt; blunt; brusque
    Example sentence
    彼は彼女の頼みをけんもほろろに断った。 He flatly refused her requests for help.

Examples of , けんもほろろ, けんもほろほろ in a sentence

  • 彼は彼女の頼みをけんもほろろに断った。

    He flatly refused her requests for help.

  • 彼はけんもほろろな返事をした。

    He gave me a curt answer.