未 練(みれん)がましい

みれんがましい

i-adjective

clingy; unable to let go; lingering with regret

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	未練(みれん)がましい	未練(みれん)がましくない
Past	未練(みれん)がましかった	未練(みれん)がましくなかった
て form	未練(みれん)がましくて	未練(みれん)がましくなくて
Adverbial	未練(みれん)がましく	—
Conditional ば	未練(みれん)がましければ	未練(みれん)がましくなければ
Conditional たら	未練(みれん)がましかったら	未練(みれん)がましくなかったら

1. clingy; unable to let go; lingering with regret

Showing an inability or unwillingness to give up on something or someone, especially in a way that others find pathetic or unseemly. Describes behavior that clings to the past or refuses to accept that something is over.

未練(みれん)がましいことは言(い)うな。

Don't say clingy things.

別(わか)れた恋人(こいびと)に未練(みれん)がましく連絡(れんらく)してしまった。

I pathetically contacted my ex, unable to let go.

未練(みれん)がましい態度(たいど)は相手(あいて)に迷惑(めいわく)をかけるだけだ。

A clingy attitude only causes trouble for the other person.

辞(や)めると決(き)めたのに、未練(みれん)がましく職場(しょくば)のことを考(かんが)えてしまう。

Even though I decided to quit, I can't stop thinking about my workplace.

Carries a negative connotation — suggesting that someone should have moved on but hasn't. The suffix がましい (from ～がましい) indicates "having the appearance of" or "tending toward" and often adds a pejorative nuance.

Common collocations

未練(みれん)がましく振(ふ)る舞(ま)う: to act in a clingy manner
未練(みれん)がましい態度(たいど): a pathetically clingy attitude
未練(みれん)がましいことを言(い)う: to say things that show one can't let go

Related words

未練(みれん)がある: to have lingering attachment (less pejorative than がましい)
未練(みれん)を断(た)ち切(き)る: to cut off lingering feelings

Similar words

しつこい: persistent, clingy — broader usage, not limited to past relationships
往生際(おうじょうぎわ)が悪(わる)い: bad at accepting defeat — refusing to give up when it's clearly over
潔(いさぎよ)い: decisive, graceful in defeat — the positive opposite

Related Words

Compare: しつこい (persistent, clingy)

Compare: 往生際(おうじょうぎわ)が悪(わる)い (bad at accepting defeat)

Compare: 潔(いさぎよ)い (decisive, graceful in defeat)

Compare: 物欲(ものほ)しげ (wistful)

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Added 2026.5.5 22:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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