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やたらに

excessively, randomly

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Examples

  1. やたらに人を疑うな。

    やたらにひとをうたがうな。

    Don't suspect people indiscriminately.

  2. 今日はやたらに喉が渇く。

    きょうはやたらにのどがかわく。

    I'm awfully thirsty today.

  3. やたらに値段の高い店に連れて行かれた。

    やたらにねだんのたかいみせにつれていかれた。

    I was taken to an absurdly expensive restaurant.

  4. やたらに長いメールは読む気がしない。

    やたらにながいメールはよむきがしない。

    I have no desire to read an excessively long email.

Common patterns

やたらに多い
excessively many
やたらに高い
absurdly expensive
むやみやたらに
utterly at random

Memory tip

Colloquial, and wider than むやみに: besides 'recklessly' it simply means 'excessively, unreasonably' in front of an adjective (やたらに長い). In speech the form やたら without に is just as common.

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