痛々しい
いたいたしい
i-adjective
pitiful; painful to see; pathetic
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 痛々しい | 痛々しくない |
| Past | 痛々しかった | 痛々しくなかった |
| て form | 痛々しくて | 痛々しくなくて |
| Adverbial | 痛々しく | — |
| Conditional ば | 痛々しければ | 痛々しくなければ |
| Conditional たら | 痛々しかったら | 痛々しくなかったら |
1.
pitiful; painful to see; pathetic
describes something so sad or embarrassing that it's hard to watch; evokes sympathy or secondhand discomfort
Usage
Can express:
1. Genuine sympathy - feeling sorry for someone's suffering
2. Secondhand embarrassment - cringing at someone's behavior
The word evokes a visceral reaction, as if the observer feels the pain themselves.