(うと)ましい

うとましい
i-adjective
disagreeable; unwelcome; distasteful
formalemotionevaluation
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(うと)ましい(うと)ましくない
Past(うと)ましかった(うと)ましくなかった
て form(うと)ましくて(うと)ましくなくて
Adverbial(うと)ましく
Conditional ば(うと)ましければ(うと)ましくなければ
Conditional たら(うと)ましかったら(うと)ましくなかったら
1. disagreeable; unwelcome; distasteful
describes something or someone that one finds unpleasant and would prefer to avoid
(かれ)態度(たいど)(うと)ましい。
I find his attitude disagreeable.
(うと)ましい()()られている
I'm being looked at with unwelcoming eyes.
Sometimes I find my own past distasteful.

Usage

  • (うと)ましい (to find ~ disagreeable)
  • (うと)ましく(おも) (to think of as unwelcome)
  • (うと)ましげな (with a distasteful manner)

Expresses a feeling of wanting to keep distance from something unpleasant. Stronger than mere dislike—suggests an instinctive aversion.

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