無闇(むやみ)に

むやみに
adverb
recklessly; excessively; thoughtlessly
descriptive
1. recklessly; thoughtlessly
Acting without proper consideration or planning; carelessly.
無闇(むやみ)に信(しん)じてはいけない。
You shouldn't believe it blindly.
無闇(むやみ)に触(さわ)らないでください。
Please don't touch things carelessly.
無闇(むやみ)に約束(やくそく)してはいけない。
You shouldn't make promises recklessly.
2. excessively; unreasonably
To an excessive or disproportionate degree.
無闇(むやみ)に高(たか)い。
It's unreasonably expensive.
今日(きょう)は無闇(むやみ)に暑(あつ)い。
It's excessively hot today.
このレストランは量(りょう)が無闇(むやみ)に多(おお)くて、食(た)べきれなかった。
The portions at this restaurant were unreasonably large, and I couldn't finish.

Etymology

無(む) (without) + 闇(やみ) (darkness) → acting blindly, without seeing

Forms

  • 無闇(むやみ): attributive form
  • 無闇(むやみ)やたらに: emphatically reckless

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Synonym: やたらに (randomly)
Compare: 軽率(けいそつ) (rashly, thoughtlessly)
Compare: みだりに (indiscriminately)
Compare: やみくもに (blindly)
Compare: やみくも (reckless)
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Added 2026.1.16 18:42 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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