Definition

Adjective: - Excessively long and trailing; dangling loosely: Describes something, typically clothing or fabric, that is overly long, hangs down loosely, and often appears untidy or cumbersome as a result. It conveys a sense of being ungracefully or inconveniently long.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chiếc váy của cô ấy trông lượt thượt. (Her dress looks excessively long and trailing.)
  • Tấm rèm cửa lượt thượt chạm sàn nhà. (The curtain dangles loosely and touches the floor.)

Advanced Usage

• "lượt thà lượt thượt": A reduplicated form used for emphasis, intensifying the meaning of being very long, loose, and trailing.
  • Quần áo mặc lượt thà lượt thượt trông rất luộm thuộm. (Clothes worn so long and loose look very sloppy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lướt thướt (adj): This is the more common base form with the same meaning: long, loose, and trailing.
  • Áo dài lướt thướt sau cơn mưa. (The long dress was trailing after the rain.)

Synonyms

• Trailing: Extending or hanging down loosely behind.
• Dangling: Hanging or swinging loosely.
• Flowing: (But with a negative connotation of being overly long and unkempt)

Notes on Usage

• Lượt thượt is a variant and a strengthened form of lướt thướt. It is often used in descriptive language to criticize or highlight the impractical, untidy, or overly flowing nature of an item of clothing or similar object. It carries a slightly negative or disapproving tone.

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