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VOCABULARY
くどい
ku
do
i
strong
verbose, wordy, tedious, insistent, heavy, cloying
i_adjective
Example sentences
かれせつめいくどくてかりにくい。
His explanation is verbose and hard to follow.
おなはなしなんもするのはくどい
Telling the same story over and over is tedious.
このソースはあじくどくてきる。
This sauce has a cloying flavor that gets old fast.
かれくどいかんゆうにうんざりした。
I got fed up with his insistent solicitation.

Practice exercises

1
このあじすこくどい
This flavor is a little too heavy.
Answer
くどいくどいです
2
このソースはわたしにはすこくどい
This sauce is a little too heavy for me.
Answer
くどいくどいです
3
昨日きのう料理りょうりあじくどかった
Yesterday's dish had a cloying taste.
Answer
くどかったくどかったです
4
味付あじつけがくどい料理りょうり苦手にがてだ。
I dislike dishes whose seasoning is too rich.
Answer
くどい
5
説明せつめいくどいと、ほうはうんざりしてしまう。
When an explanation is too long-winded, the listener gets fed up.
Answer
くどい