差(さ)し出(で)がましい

さしでがましい
i-adjective
presumptuous; forward; intrusive
1. presumptuous; forward; intrusive
Overstepping one's bounds; offering opinions or actions when not appropriate or requested.
差(さ)し出(で)がましいようですが、一言(ひとこと)申(もう)し上(あ)げます。
It may be presumptuous of me, but allow me to say one thing.
差(さ)し出(で)がましい口出(くちだ)しはやめてほしい。
I wish you would stop your presumptuous interference.
差(さ)し出(で)がましいことを言(い)ってすみません。
I'm sorry for being presumptuous.

WORD FORMATION:
差(さ)し出(で)る (to put forward) + がましい (seeming like, -ish) → seeming to put oneself forward = presumptuous

FORMS:

  • 差(さ)し出(で)がましい口出(くちだ)し - presumptuous interference
  • 差(さ)し出(で)がましいようですが - it may be presumptuous, but...
  • 差(さ)し出(で)がましさ (noun) - presumptuousness

POLITE USAGE:
「差(さ)し出(で)がましいようですが…」is a humble way to preface advice or suggestions that one might not have been asked for. It acknowledges that one may be overstepping.

COMPARISON:

  • 差(さ)し出(で)がましい - presumptuous (formal, self-deprecating)
  • お節介(せっかい) - meddlesome (more casual, about behavior)

Related Words

Related: お節介(せっかい) (meddlesome)
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Added 2026.1.19 13:13 · Revised 2026.1.24 23:24
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