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けんもほろろ, けんもほろほろ

  • kenmohororo,kenmohorohoro

Definition

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

  • curt
  • blunt
  • brusque

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

彼はけんもほろろな返事をした。
He gave me a curt answer.
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.

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