ちょろい

ちょろい is a casual/slang i-adjective meaning something is extremely easy or no challenge at all. Much more emphatic and informal than 簡単(かんたん) or 易(やさ)しい.

Functions

1. About tasks: extremely easy, a piece of cake
2. About people: easy to fool, gullible, a pushover (rude)

Forms

• Past: ちょろかった (was easy)
• Negative: ちょろくない (not easy)
• Adverbial: ちょろく (easily)

Common expressions

• ちょろいもんだ: it's a cinch
• ちょろいと思(おも)うな: don't think it'll be easy
• 楽勝(らくしょう)、ちょろい: easy win, piece of cake

Similar words

• 簡単(かんたん): easy (neutral, standard)
• 易(やさ)しい: easy, simple (standard)
• 楽勝(らくしょう): easy win (casual)
• 朝飯前(あさめしまえ): a piece of cake (idiomatic)

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Very casual/slang. Not appropriate for formal situations.