露骨(ろこつ)に

ろこつに
adverb
openly; blatantly; bluntly
descriptiveevaluation
1. openly; blatantly; bluntly; overtly
Doing or expressing something in an undisguised, obvious way, often with a negative connotation suggesting a lack of tact or subtlety.
彼(かれ)は露骨(ろこつ)に嫌(いや)な顔(かお)をした。
He openly showed his displeasure.
露骨(ろこつ)に無視(むし)されて傷(きず)ついた。
I was hurt by being blatantly ignored.
あの店員(てんいん)は客(きゃく)によって露骨(ろこつ)に態度(たいど)を変(か)えるので評判(ひょうばん)が悪(わる)い。
That shop clerk has a bad reputation because they blatantly change their attitude depending on the customer.

Usually critical: the speaker feels the person is being too obvious or tactless. The な-adjective 露骨(ろこつ)な is just as common, and can also mean sexually explicit.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • あからさまに: openly, plainly; also undisguised, but less strongly critical than 露骨(ろこつ)に

Related Words

Compare: あからさまに (openly, plainly)
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Added 2026.3.24 18:35 · Revised 2026.10.8 9:43
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