고루해요 · 고루했어요 · 고루한 (+noun)
narrow-minded, old-fashioned, stuffy
Example
그런 고루한 생각은 이제 버려야 해요.
You need to let go of that old-fashioned way of thinking.
Word parts
고 rigid+루 crude
Literally 'rigid and crude' — stuck in old ways.
Good to know
It criticizes stubbornly outdated thinking, not age: 고루한 사고방식 'a fusty mindset'.
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