ばかばかしい
ばかばかしい
i-adjective
ridiculous
1.
ridiculous
ridiculous; absurd; silly; foolish
ばかばかしい話だ。
That's a ridiculous story.
こんなことで喧嘩するなんてばかばかしい。
Fighting over something like this is ridiculous.
あまりにばかばかしくて笑ってしまった。
It was so absurd that I couldn't help but laugh.
ばかばかしい is an i-adjective formed by reduplicating ばか (stupid/fool) + しい.
FORMS:
- Adverbial: ばかばかしく
- Te-form: ばかばかしくて
- Negative: ばかばかしくない
USAGE:
Expresses that something is too silly or absurd to take seriously. Often used to dismiss something as not worth one's time or attention.
REGISTER: Slightly informal/emphatic. The reduplication adds emphasis and a dismissive tone.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ばかばかしい: emphatic, dismissive (too ridiculous to bother with)
- 馬鹿らしい: similar but less emphatic
- くだらない: worthless, trivial
- あほらしい: silly (more casual, Kansai influence)