荒っぽい・粗っぽい|あらっぽいarappoi[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
荒っぽい荒っぽい（あらっぽい） is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; it can describe something wild, violent, rough-mannered, or rude.
粗っぽい粗っぽい（あらっぽい） is a less common written variant of 荒っぽい（あらっぽい） with the same meanings; learners should recognize it but generally choose 荒っぽい（あらっぽい）.
Definitions
- i-adjectivewild; violent; rough-mannered; rude
- i-adjectiverough (e.g. work); crude; coarse; careless
Conjugation
| Plain form | 荒っぽい（あらっぽい） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 荒っぽいです（あらっぽいです） |
| Negative (kunai) | 荒っぽくない（あらっぽくない） |
| polite (ku arimasen) | 荒っぽくありません（あらっぽくありません） |
| Past (katta) | 荒っぽかった（あらっぽかった） |
| Past negative (kunakatta) | 荒っぽくなかった（あらっぽくなかった） |
| Te form (kute) | 荒っぽくて（あらっぽくて） |
| Adverbial (ku) | 荒っぽく（あらっぽく） |
| Conditional (kereba) | 荒っぽければ（あらっぽければ） |
| kattara | 荒っぽかったら（あらっぽかったら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym荒々しいあらあらしいWrittenWritten/formal prose for rough, wild behaviour or language; 「荒っぽい」 is the colloquial word, stressing rough actions or sloppy work.
- Synonym乱暴らんぼうNeutralCovers getting physical or acting rough, and careless handling of things; works as a noun and takes 「する」. 「荒っぽい」 is an adjective stressing rudeness and carelessness.
- Synonym荒いあらいNeutralRough or violent, as in 「波が荒い」「金遣いが荒い」; 「荒っぽい」 is the more colloquial choice.
- Synonym粗暴そぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose for violent, rough behaviour; 「荒っぽい」 is more colloquial.
- Synonym手荒てあらCasualColloquial, for rough methods or means, as in 「手荒な真似」; 「荒っぽい」 is broader in range.
- Synonym手荒いてあらいCasualColloquial, for rough treatment, as in 「手荒い扱い」; close in meaning to 「荒っぽい」.
- Related激しいはげしいNeutralMeans intense or fierce; 「荒っぽい」 stresses rudeness and carelessness instead.
- Related大雑把おおざっぱCasualColloquial, for rough, sweeping estimates and not sweating the details; 「荒っぽい」 can also mean sloppy work but carries a rougher, ruder feel.
- Related凶暴きょうぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose for ferocious, brutal savagery — a heavier degree; 「荒っぽい」 is milder.
- Related粗雑そざつWrittenWritten/formal prose for crude, careless workmanship or handling; 「荒っぽい」 covers both sloppy work and rough manners.
- Related無骨ぶこつWrittenWritten/formal prose for unrefined, awkward roughness and ignorance of etiquette; 「荒っぽい」 stresses rough behaviour.
- Related粗野そやWrittenWritten/formal prose for vulgar, unrefined manners; 「荒っぽい」 stresses rude behaviour.
- Related粗放そほうWrittenWritten/formal prose for loose, rough-and-ready handling that ignores detail; 「荒っぽい」 stresses rough, violent behaviour.
- Related狂暴きょうぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose for frenzied, raging violence — a heavier degree; 「荒っぽい」 is milder.
- Antonym繊細せんさいWrittenAntonym. Written/formal prose for fine, delicate sensitivity — the opposite of the crude, rough 「荒っぽい」.
- Antonym丁寧ていねいNeutralAntonym. Careful and thorough — the opposite of the careless, slapdash 「荒っぽい」.
- Antonym細やかこまやかWrittenAntonym. Written/formal prose for attentive, thoughtful care — the opposite of the rough-mannered 「荒っぽい」.
For rough manners or sloppy work in everyday speech, use 「荒っぽい」, as in 「運転が荒っぽい」「仕事が荒っぽい」. For getting physical, use 「乱暴」; in written prose for violence, 「荒々しい」 or 「粗暴」. For rough, broad estimates, 「大雑把」. For care and delicacy, 「丁寧」 or 「繊細」.
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