적요해요 · 적요했어요 · 적요한 (+noun)
still and lonely, hushed, desolate
Example
밤이 깊자 산사는 적요하기만 했어요.
As night deepened, the mountain temple grew utterly still.
Word parts
적 quiet+요 lonely
Literally 'quiet and lonely'.
Good to know
A literary word; in everyday speech say 고요하다.
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