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TOPIK 5adjective

야박하다

yabakada [야바카다]

야박해요 · 야박했어요 · 야박한 (+noun)

stingy, heartless, unkind

Example

그렇게 야박하게 굴지 마세요.

Don't be so heartless.

Word parts

야 rough박 thin

Literally 'rough and thin-hearted'.

Good to know

Often about small acts of meanness: 인심이 야박하다 'stingy with kindness'.