湿(しめ)っぽい

しめっぽい

i-adjective

damp; humid; gloomy

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	湿(しめ)っぽい	湿(しめ)っぽくない
Past	湿(しめ)っぽかった	湿(しめ)っぽくなかった
て form	湿(しめ)っぽくて	湿(しめ)っぽくなくて
Adverbial	湿(しめ)っぽく	—
Conditional ば	湿(しめ)っぽければ	湿(しめ)っぽくなければ
Conditional たら	湿(しめ)っぽかったら	湿(しめ)っぽくなかったら

1. damp; humid; moist

Physically damp or having too much moisture in the air or on a surface.

梅雨(つゆ)の時期(じき)は空気(くうき)が湿(しめ)っぽい。

The air is damp during the rainy season.

この部屋(へや)は湿(しめ)っぽくて、カビが生(は)えやすい。

This room is damp and prone to mold.

布団(ふとん)が湿(しめ)っぽいので、天日干(てんぴぼ)しにした。

The futon was damp, so I hung it out in the sun.

2. gloomy; melancholy; dreary

Figuratively, describes a mood, atmosphere, or topic that is depressing or somber.

湿(しめ)っぽい話(はなし)はやめよう。

Let's stop with the gloomy talk.

送別会(そうべつかい)なのに湿(しめ)っぽい雰囲気(ふんいき)にはしたくない。

Even though it's a farewell party, I don't want a gloomy atmosphere.

湿(しめ)っぽい映画(えいが)ばかり見(み)ていると、気分(きぶん)まで沈(しず)む。

If you only watch dreary movies, your mood sinks too.

湿(しめ)っぽい is an i-adjective with both physical and figurative meanings.

Forms

Adverbial: 湿(しめ)っぽく
Negative: 湿(しめ)っぽくない

Usage

Sense 1 (physical dampness) is the basic meaning — describes air, surfaces, or objects with excess moisture. Sense 2 (gloomy mood) is a natural extension: just as dampness makes things heavy and uncomfortable, a 湿(しめ)っぽい atmosphere weighs on the mood.

Common collocations

湿(しめ)っぽい空気(くうき): damp air
湿(しめ)っぽい部屋(へや): damp room
湿(しめ)っぽい話(はなし): gloomy talk
湿(しめ)っぽい雰囲気(ふんいき): dreary atmosphere

Similar words

湿気(しっけ): humidity, dampness (noun form)
じめじめした: damp and sticky (onomatopoeic, physical only)

Related Words

Compare: 湿気(しっけ) (humidity, dampness)

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Added 2026.3.14 22:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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