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    3. まどろっこしい

    まどろっこしい

    まどろっこしい

    (frustratingly) slow

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKana Vocab14 strokes

    まどろっこしいまどろこしい

    Adjective

    1.
    (frustratingly) slow, tedious, sluggish, roundabout (e.g. explanation), exasperating, irritating

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    Kana that make up this word

    ま
    ma
    ど
    do
    ろ
    ro
    っ
    small tsu
    こ
    ko
    し
    shi
    い
    i
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