1.
messy; cluttered; disorderly
In a state of disorder where things are scattered about without organization.
部屋が乱雑だ。
The room is messy.
机の上に書類が乱雑に置かれている。
Papers are scattered messily on the desk.
引っ越しの準備で家の中が乱雑になっている。
The house is in disarray because of moving preparations.
USAGE:
Used as a na-adjective (乱雑な) to modify nouns, or with に to describe how things are arranged. Describes physical untidiness rather than abstract disorder.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 乱雑な部屋 (a messy room)
- 乱雑に積み上げる (to pile up messily)
- 乱雑に並ぶ (to be arranged in disorder)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 雑然: cluttered — similar meaning, often used with と (雑然としている)
- 散らかる: to be scattered about — a verb describing the same state of messiness