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くどい

long-winded; overly rich

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Examples

  1. 彼の説明はくどい。

    かれのせつめいはくどい。

    His explanation is long-winded.

  2. このソースは味がくどくて、全部は食べられない。

    このソースはあじがくどくて、ぜんぶはたべられない。

    This sauce is too rich; I can't finish it all.

  3. くどいようですが、もう一度確認させてください。

    くどいようですが、もういちどかくにんさせてください。

    Sorry to labour the point, but let me confirm it once more.

  4. 同じ注意を何度もされて、さすがにくどいと感じた。

    おなじちゅういをなんどもされて、さすがにくどいとかんじた。

    Being warned about the same thing over and over, I finally found it tiresome.

Common patterns

話がくどい
to go on and on
味がくどい
to taste heavy / cloying
くどいようですが
at the risk of repeating myself

Memory tip

Always negative: something repeats or piles up until it wears you out — words or flavour. しつこい overlaps but also covers a person who won't leave you alone; くどい is mainly about speech and taste. 「くどいようですが」 is a fixed, polite way to excuse yourself before repeating something.

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