やたらに
やたらに
adverb
randomly; excessively; recklessly
1.
randomly; without reason
Doing something without thinking or proper consideration; at random.
やたらにお金を使わないでください。
Please don't spend money recklessly.
2.
excessively; unreasonably
To an excessive or unreasonable degree.
やたらにお金を使わないでください。
Please don't spend money recklessly.
やたらに高いレストランだ。
It's an unreasonably expensive restaurant.
彼はやたらに自慢話をする。
He brags excessively.
NUANCE:
やたらに carries a negative connotation, suggesting lack of thought, restraint, or appropriateness.
VARIATIONS:
- やたら: more colloquial
- やたらと: also common
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- やたらに食べる: to eat excessively
- やたらに話す: to talk too much
- やたらに高い: unreasonably expensive
- やたらに多い: excessively many
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 無闇に: recklessly, thoughtlessly
- むやみやたらに: completely recklessly (emphatic)
Related Words
Synonym:
無闇に (recklessly)