Illustration: Outside a neighborhood bicycle parking area, a young adult approaches an acquaintance with a broad smile and an eager raised hand. The acquaintance meets their eyes but responds with only a tiny lift of two fingers, lips straight and posture closed.

JLPT N1i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

そっけない

sokkenai

cold, curt

Example sentences

彼女かのじょはいつも僕ぼくにそっけない。
She’s always short with me.
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彼かれの返事へんじはそっけなかった。
He gave me a flat answer.
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秘書ひしょは私わたしにそっけなく答こたえた。
The secretary answered me shortly.
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