BETTA-RI べったり
Meanings
① The appearance of something sticky adhering or sticking to a surface.
② A state in which the relationship is very close and the person is completely dependent on or attached to the other person.
Examples
① My son puts jam all over his bread.
息子はパンにジャムをべったりつける。
① Young people these days are sitting in front of convenience stores playing video games.
最近の若者は、コンビニの前でべったり座り込んでゲームをしている。
② When my daughter was a little girl, she was so attached to me when we went out that she never left me for a moment.
娘は幼い頃、外出すると私にべったりで片時も離れてくれなかった。
② He’s so cozy to the establishment that he won’t say anything innovative.
あいつは体制にべったりだから、革新的なことは何も言わないよ。
Dogmatic Opinion
The image of a surface that adheres to a surface, or makes contact as if leaning against a surface.
Proximate Expression
sticky
clingy
tacky
gummy
cozy
stick like glue
