N21319/1725

めっきり

adverbadverb taking the と particle

Meanings

remarkably, noticeably, visibly, considerably, perceptibly, appreciably, very much

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Example sentences

最近さいきん、めっきり寒さむくなってきた。

It has gotten noticeably colder recently.

彼女かのじょは手術しゅじゅつの後あと、めっきり元気げんきになった。

She became remarkably energetic after the surgery.

父ちちはここ数年すうねんでめっきり老ふけ込こんでしまった。

My father has aged considerably over the past few years.

新あたらしいダイエットを始はじめてから、めっきり体重たいじゅうが減へった。

Since starting the new diet, my weight has visibly decreased.

景気けいきが悪化あっかするにつれて、街まちを訪おとずれる観光客かんこうきゃくの数かずがめっきり少すくなくなった。

As the economy worsened, the number of tourists visiting the city decreased appreciably.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)