空々しい
そらぞらしい
adjective (i-adjective)
feigned; forced; insincere; obviously fake
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 空々しい | 空々しくない |
| Past | 空々しかった | 空々しくなかった |
| て form | 空々しくて | 空々しくなくて |
| Adverbial | 空々しく | — |
| Conditional ば | 空々しければ | 空々しくなければ |
| Conditional たら | 空々しかったら | 空々しくなかったら |
1.
feigned; forced; insincere; obviously fake
describes words or behavior that are clearly not genuine; transparently false
空々しい嘘をつくな。
Don't tell such obvious lies.
彼の謝罪は空々しかった。
His apology was clearly insincere.
空々しい笑顔で誤魔化そうとした。
They tried to deflect with a forced smile.
USAGE:
- 空々しい嘘 (an obvious lie)
- 空々しい態度 (feigned attitude)
- 空々しく (adverb: insincerely)
NUANCE:
Strongly implies that the falseness is transparent to observers. The speaker can see through the pretense. Often used critically.
ETYMOLOGY:
From 空 (empty, sky) - the sense of "empty" or "hollow" giving rise to the meaning of insincerity.
RELATED:
- 白々しい (feigned, pretending not to know)
- 見え透いた (transparent, obvious)
- 取って付けた (contrived, tacked-on)