憎(にく)らしい

にくらしい
i-adjective
hateful; detestable; provoking
emotion
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present憎(にく)らしい憎(にく)らしくない
Past憎(にく)らしかった憎(にく)らしくなかった
て form憎(にく)らしくて憎(にく)らしくなくて
Adverbial憎(にく)らしく—
Conditional ば憎(にく)らしければ憎(にく)らしくなければ
Conditional たら憎(にく)らしかったら憎(にく)らしくなかったら
1. hateful; detestable; annoying
describes something or someone that provokes feelings of dislike or irritation
憎(にく)らしい顔(かお)だ。
That's an irritating face.
That guy's attitude is really hateful.
自分(じぶん)だけうまくいって憎(にく)らしいほど幸(しあわ)せそうだ。
Things are going well only for them - they look annoyingly happy.

Usage

  • 憎(にく)らしい顔(かお) (irritating face)
  • 憎(にく)らしい態度(たいど) (hateful attitude)
  • 憎(にく)らしいほど (annoyingly, so much that it's hateful)

Often used with a sense of envy or frustration rather than pure hatred. Can imply 'irritatingly good' when used with ほど.

Related words

Forms

  • Adverb: 憎(にく)らしく
  • Noun form: 憎(にく)らしさ