Korean edit

Etymology edit

퉁명 (tungmyeong) +‎ 스럽다 (-seureopda).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tungmyeongseureopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tungmyeongseuleobda
McCune–Reischauer?t'ungmyŏngsŭrŏpta
Yale Romanization?thwungmyengsulepta

Adjective edit

퉁명스럽다 (tungmyeongseureopda) (infinitive 퉁명스러워, sequential 퉁명스러우니)

  1. to be curt, to be brusque, to be gruff (of an attitude or way of speaking)
    아이 자기 아니라고 퉁명스럽게 말했다.
    ai-neun jagi tas-i anirago tungmyeongseureopge malhaetda.
    The child said curtly that it was not his fault.

Conjugation edit