(きも)(わる)

きもちわるい
i-adjective
unpleasant; disgusting; creepy
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Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present気持(きも)(わる)気持(きも)(わる)くない
Past気持(きも)(わる)かった気持(きも)(わる)くなかった
て form気持(きも)(わる)くて気持(きも)(わる)くなくて
Adverbial気持(きも)(わる)
Conditional ば気持(きも)(わる)ければ気持(きも)(わる)くなければ
Conditional たら気持(きも)(わる)かったら気持(きも)(わる)くなかったら
1. physically unpleasant; nauseous; queasy
Describes a physical sensation of discomfort, especially nausea.
(ふね)()ったら気持(きも)(わる)なった
I felt nauseous after getting on the boat.
()べすぎて気持(きも)(わる)い。
I ate too much and feel sick.
I had a hangover and felt so nauseous from the morning that I couldn't eat anything.
2. disgusting; gross; creepy
Describes something that causes psychological discomfort or revulsion.
この(むし)気持(きも)(わる)い!
This bug is gross!
あの(ひと)(わら)(かた)なんか気持(きも)(わる)い。
There's something creepy about the way that person laughs.
(かべ)べったりついたカビ気持(きも)(わる)かった。
The mold stuck all over the wall was disgusting.

Forms

気持(きも)ち (feeling) + (わる) (bad)

  • 気持(きも)(わる)ない - not unpleasant (negative)
  • 気持(きも)(わる)くて - unpleasant and... (te-form)
  • 気持(きも)(わる)かった - was unpleasant (past)

Shortened forms

  • キモい / きもい - gross, creepy (slang, casual)
  • キモっ!- Gross! (exclamation)

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気持(きも)(わる)い is neutral; キモい is slang and can be offensive.