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TOPIK 5adverb

허물없이

heomureopsi [허무럽씨]

허물없이 지내다 · 허물없다 (adj.) · 허물없는 사이

casually, without reserve, like close friends

Example

우리는 어릴 때부터 허물없이 지낸 친구예요.

We're friends who've been completely at ease with each other since childhood.

Word parts

Built from 허물 'fault, flaw' plus 없이 — so close that flaws don't matter.

Good to know

Pronounced [허무럽씨]; 허물 also means a shed skin, as in 뱀 허물.