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TOPIK 5adjective

말끔하다

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말끔해요 · 말끔했어요 · 말끔한 (+noun)

neat, clean, tidy; spotless

Example

그는 면접 날 정장을 입고 말끔하게 차려입었어요.

He dressed up neatly in a suit on the day of the interview.

Word parts

Close cousin of 깔끔하다 'neat'; adverb 말끔히 means 'completely, without a trace'.