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TOPIK 6adjective

어눌하다

eonulhada

어눌해요 · 어눌했어요 · 어눌한 (+noun)

slow of speech, halting, inarticulate

Example

그는 말투가 어눌하지만 진심이 느껴져요.

He speaks haltingly, but you can feel his sincerity.

Word parts

어 speech눌 stammer

Literally 'speech that stammers'.

Good to know

Also used for a learner's Korean: 어눌한 한국어 'halting Korean'.