Illustration: In a Japanese apartment living room, a large young dog tries to curl into a puppy bed that now holds only its hindquarters. Its front paws and chest spill far beyond the rim.

めっきり

mekkiri

noticeably, considerably

Example sentences

めっきり寒さむくなった。
It has become noticeably colder.
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めっきり春はるらしくなったね。
It’s getting quite springlike.
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父ちちは病後びょうご、めっきり老ふけ込こんでしまった。
My father aged remarkably during his convalescence.
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