MOSSA-RI もっさり
Meanings
① Slow movement. A person who is slow-witted.
② A wild appearance that does not look good.
③ The appearance of heavy, thick growth of hair and grass.
Examples
①While everyone else is busy getting ready, he stands idly by, not helping.
みんなが準備で忙しいのに、彼はひとりだけ手伝いもせずに、もっさりと立っている。
② Wearing a sweater on top of a sweater is just too chunky.
セーターの上にセーターを着るなんて、もっさりとしすぎてる。
③ The hair looks heavy because it has been left unattended for six months since I shaved my head.
坊主頭にしてから半年も放置しているから、髪の毛がもっさりしているではないか。
Dogmatic Opinion
There is an excess of quantity, density, and thickness that makes the viewer feel uncomfortably hot and bothered.
A person who stands leaning without help is more like a big man than a woman or a child.
When they are there, they have a presence that makes people think they are in the way just by being in view.
It is difficult to create “Mossari” look in light clothing, such as a T-shirt, shorts, and sandals.Thick clothing is needed.
Proximate Expression
chunky
slow heavily
