気 味 悪(きみわる)い

きみわるい

i-adjective

creepy, eerie

Conjugation

1. creepy, eerie, uncanny

Causing an uncomfortable, unsettling feeling. Describes something that feels wrong or sinister in a way that is hard to explain.

気味悪(きみわる)い音(おと)がする。

There's a creepy sound.

That ruin has an eerie atmosphere.

I heard footsteps from a room where nobody should be, and it was creepy.

The phrase 気味(きみ)が悪(わる)い (with が) is at least as common and means the same.

気味悪(きみわる)い vs. 怖(こわ)い — 気味悪(きみわる)い emphasizes an uncanny, unsettling quality, while 怖(こわ)い is general fear
気味悪(きみわる)い vs. 不気味(ぶきみ) — 不気味(ぶきみ) (na-adjective) is similar in meaning and more commonly used in formal writing

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