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べっとり

bettori

Thickly stuck; heavily smeared

Something thick and viscous smeared or stuck on a surface in an unpleasant way. A heavy, clinging coating.

💡Used for heavy makeup, blood stains, grease on hands, or thick sauce smeared everywhere.

Example

修理の後、手にべっとりと油がついていた。

After the repair, my hands were thickly covered in grease.

Quiz yourself

Chocolate was ___ smeared all over the child's face.

子供の顔にチョコレートが___とついていた。

smearedthickstuckstickygreasy
Intermediate