Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From 엉성 (eongseong) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eongseonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eongseonghada
McCune–Reischauer?ŏngsŏnghada
Yale Romanization?engsenghata

Adjective

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엉성하다 (eongseonghada) (infinitive 엉성해 or 엉성하여, sequential 엉성하니)

  1. careless, sloppy
  2. loose, sparse, poor or low-quality (of fabrics or handiwork)
  3. skeletal, emaciated

Conjugation

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