(うっとう)しい

うっとうしい
i-adjective
gloomy, oppressive, annoying
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present鬱陶(うっとう)しい鬱陶(うっとう)しくない
Past鬱陶(うっとう)しかった鬱陶(うっとう)しくなかった
て form鬱陶(うっとう)しくて鬱陶(うっとう)しくなくて
Adverbial鬱陶(うっとう)しく
Conditional ば鬱陶(うっとう)しければ鬱陶(うっとう)しくなければ
Conditional たら鬱陶(うっとう)しかったら鬱陶(うっとう)しくなかったら
1. gloomy, dreary, depressing
Describes weather or atmosphere that feels heavy and oppressive.
The rainy season brings continuous gloomy weather.
Gloomy clouds cover the sky.
It rained from morning on, making it a dreary day.
2. annoying, bothersome, irritating
Describes something or someone that gets on one's nerves.
前髪(まえがみ)()びて鬱陶(うっとう)しい。
My bangs have grown out and are annoying.
That person calls every day—it's so annoying.
Sales calls keep coming and it's annoying.

FORMS:

  • Adverbial: 鬱陶(うっとう)しく
  • Noun form: 鬱陶(うっとう)しさ

鬱陶(うっとう)しい has two related meanings:
1. Weather/atmosphere: gloomy, dreary, oppressive
2. People/things: annoying, getting on one's nerves

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ORTHOGRAPHY: Often written in hiragana as うっとうしい due to the difficult kanji.

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