見苦(みぐる)しい

みぐるしい
adjective
unsightly; disgraceful; unseemly
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present見苦(みぐる)しい見苦(みぐる)しくない
Past見苦(みぐる)しかった見苦(みぐる)しくなかった
て form見苦(みぐる)しくて見苦(みぐる)しくなくて
Adverbial見苦(みぐる)しく—
Conditional ば見苦(みぐる)しければ見苦(みぐる)しくなければ
Conditional たら見苦(みぐる)しかったら見苦(みぐる)しくなかったら
1. unsightly; ugly; unattractive to look at
Describes something that is unpleasant or embarrassing to look at in terms of physical appearance.
見苦(みぐる)しい格好(かっこう)で出(で)かけないで。
Don't go out looking so unkempt.
部屋(へや)が見苦(みぐる)しくて恥(は)ずかしい。
My room is such a mess that I'm embarrassed.
人前(ひとまえ)で見苦(みぐる)しい姿(すがた)を見(み)せたくない。
I don't want to show an unsightly appearance in front of others.
2. disgraceful; unseemly; shameful
Describes behavior or conduct that is embarrassing, undignified, or beneath acceptable standards.
見苦(みぐる)しい言(い)い訳(わけ)はやめろ。
Stop making pathetic excuses.
負(ま)けたのに文句(もんく)を言(い)うのは見苦(みぐる)しい。
Complaining after losing is disgraceful.
政治家(せいじか)の見苦(みぐる)しい争(あらそ)いにうんざりしている。
I'm fed up with the unseemly squabbling of politicians.

Composed of 見(み) (seeing) and 苦(くる)しい (painful, difficult). Literally "painful to look at." The behavioral sense (sense 2) is the more commonly used in everyday conversation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 見苦(みぐる)しい言(い)い訳(わけ): pathetic excuses
  • 見苦(みぐる)しい姿(すがた): an unsightly/disgraceful appearance
  • 見苦(みぐる)しい振(ふ)る舞(ま)い: unseemly behavior
  • 見苦(みぐる)しい争(あらそ)い: disgraceful squabbling

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 醜(みにく)い: ugly — focuses on physical ugliness; stronger and more blunt
  • 情(なさ)けない: pathetic, pitiful — emphasizes disappointment and pity
  • 聞(き)き苦(ぐる)しい: hard to listen to, grating — the auditory equivalent of 見苦(みぐる)しい
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