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TOPIK 4adverb

턱없이

teogeopsi [터겁씨]

턱없이 + adjective: 턱없이 부족하다, 턱없이 비싸다

absurdly, unreasonably, far (too)

Example

이 돈으로는 여행 경비가 턱없이 부족해요.

This money falls far short of what the trip costs.

Word parts

턱 here means 'grounds, reason' (not the chin): 'without reason'.

Good to know

Pronounced [터겁씨]; 턱없이 부족하다 'woefully insufficient' is the top collocation.