(しらじら)しい

しらじらしい
i-adjective
feigned; unconvincing; blatant
emotiondeception
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present白々(しらじら)しい白々(しらじら)しくない
Past白々(しらじら)しかった白々(しらじら)しくなかった
て form白々(しらじら)しくて白々(しらじら)しくなくて
Adverbial白々(しらじら)しく
Conditional ば白々(しらじら)しければ白々(しらじら)しくなければ
Conditional たら白々(しらじら)しかったら白々(しらじら)しくなかったら
1. feigned; unconvincing; obviously fake
describes behavior or words that are clearly pretended or insincere
白々(しらじら)しい(うそ)をつくな
Don't tell such an obvious lie.
(かれ)()(わけ)白々(しらじら)しかった。
His excuse was unconvincing.
()っているくせ白々(しらじら)しい(かお)している
Even though they know, they're pretending not to with a straight face.

Usage

Strongly implies the speaker can see through the pretense. Used when someone's deception or insincerity is painfully obvious.

Related words

Forms

  • Adverb: 白々(しらじら)しく