삼엄해요 · 삼엄했어요 · 삼엄한 (+noun)
tight (security), strict, forbidding
Example
정상 회담장 주변은 경비가 매우 삼엄했습니다.
Security around the summit venue was extremely tight.
Word parts
삼 dense+엄 strict
Literally 'dense and strict', like a forest of guards.
Good to know
Classic news collocation: 경비가 삼엄하다 'security is tight'.
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