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めっきり

noticeably; remarkably (change)

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Examples

  1. めっきり寒くなりましたね。

    めっきりさむくなりましたね。

    It has gotten noticeably colder, hasn't it?

  2. 祖母は最近めっきり弱くなった。

    そぼはさいきんめっきりよわくなった。

    My grandmother has grown markedly frailer lately.

  3. 駅前の人通りがめっきり減った。

    えきまえのひとどおりがめっきりへった。

    Foot traffic in front of the station has dropped noticeably.

  4. 秋になって、日がめっきり短くなった。

    あきになって、ひがめっきりみじかくなった。

    Now that autumn is here, the days have grown markedly shorter.

Common patterns

めっきり寒くなる
to turn distinctly cold
めっきり減る
to fall off noticeably
めっきり老け込む
to age visibly

Memory tip

めっきり only describes a *gradual change you have just noticed*, so it nearly always pairs with なる or a verb of increase/decrease, and often with a negative or ageing feel. You cannot use it for a state: 「めっきり寒い」 is wrong — say めっきり寒くなった.

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