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.
やたらに触(さわ)るな。
Don't touch things randomly.
やたらにお金(おかね)を使(つか)わないでください。
Please don't spend money recklessly.
やたらに人(ひと)を信(しん)じると痛(いた)い目(め)に遭(あ)う。
If you trust people indiscriminately, you'll get burned.
2. excessively; unreasonably
To an excessive or unreasonable degree.
やたらに高(たか)いレストランだ。
It's an unreasonably expensive restaurant.
彼(かれ)はやたらに自慢話(じまんばなし)をする。
He brags excessively.
今日(きょう)はやたらに電話(でんわ)が多(おお)くて、仕事(しごと)が全然(ぜんぜん)進(すす)まなかった。
There were so many phone calls today that I couldn't get any work done.

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(た)べる: to eat excessively
  • やたらに話(はな)す: to talk too much
  • やたらに高(たか)い: unreasonably expensive
  • やたらに多(おお)い: excessively many

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 無闇(むやみ)に: recklessly, thoughtlessly
  • むやみやたらに: completely recklessly (emphatic)

Related Words

Synonym: 無闇(むやみ)に (recklessly)
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Added 2026.1.16 18:42 · Revised 2026.3.9 17:10
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