rờm

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Một cái áo có nhiều hoa văn rờm rạp.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Excessively numerous, profuse, or overgrown: Describes something that exists or appears in an overly abundant, dense, or untidy manner, often implying unnecessary excess.
   • Overly complicated or fussy: Refers to something that is unnecessarily detailed, elaborate, or adorned, making it seem cluttered or burdensome.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cây cối mọc rờm trước cửa. (The plants grew profusely in front of the door.)
  • Giấy tờ thủ tục rờm quá. (The paperwork procedures are too fussy/complicated.)
  • Bụi chuối đẻ rờm. (The banana plant produced an excessive number of suckers.)

Advanced Usage

• "rờm rà": A common reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning, emphasizing being overly complicated, verbose, or unnecessarily lengthy.
  • Bài viết này rờm rà, nên cắt bỏ những chi tiết không cần thiết. (This article is verbose and convoluted; unnecessary details should be cut.)
• Used to describe visual clutter or physical overgrowth that obstructs or is untidy.

Variants and Related Words

• Rườm (adj): The standard form with the same meanings: profuse, overly elaborate, complicated.
  • Ăn mặc rườm rà. (To dress in an overly elaborate manner.)
• Rườm rà (adj): The standard reduplicative form meaning cumbersome, overly complicated, or verbose.

Synonyms

• Lằng nhằng: Tedious, long-winded, complicated (often for speech or procedures).
• Rối rắm: Tangled, complicated, confusing.
• Chi chít: Densely packed, covered thickly (often for physical objects).

Notes

• "Rờm" is primarily a regional/dialectal variant (địa phương) of the more common standard word "rườm". Its usage and meaning are identical to "rườm".
• It often carries a negative connotation, criticizing something for being unnecessarily abundant or complex.

Học thuật

1. (địa phương) như rườm