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TOPIK 6adjective

천연덕스럽다

cheonyeondeokseureopda [처년덕쓰럽따]

천연덕스러워요 · 천연덕스러웠어요 · 천연덕스러운 (+noun) (ㅂ irregular)

nonchalant, poker-faced, acting perfectly natural (as if nothing happened)

Example

그는 거짓말을 하고도 천연덕스럽게 웃었어요.

Even after lying, he smiled as if nothing had happened.

Word parts

천 heaven연 so, natural

Built on 천연 'natural': acting as natural as can be.

Good to know

Usually after a lie or mischief: 천연덕스럽게 시치미를 떼다 'to play innocent with a straight face'.