(きたな)らしい

きたならしい
i-adjective
filthy; grimy; disgusting-looking
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(きたな)らしい(きたな)らしくない
Past(きたな)らしかった(きたな)らしくなかった
て form(きたな)らしくて(きたな)らしくなくて
Adverbial(きたな)らしく
Conditional ば(きたな)らしければ(きたな)らしくなければ
Conditional たら(きたな)らしかったら(きたな)らしくなかったら
1. filthy; grimy; disgusting-looking
Stronger and more emotive than (きたな)い — describes something so dirty or unkempt that it looks repellent. The らしい suffix adds a "gives off a ... impression" nuance.
(きたな)らしい格好(かっこう)している
He's dressed in a filthy, grimy way.
(ゆか)(きたな)らしくて(すわ)れない
The floor is so grimy I can't sit down.
Eating in a disgusting way makes those around you uncomfortable.

An intensified, more emotional form of (きたな) (dirty). The らしい here means "looking/seeming," so (きたな)らしい stresses a repellent, unclean impression rather than mere dirtiness.

Forms

  • Adverbial: (きたな)らしく
  • Negative: (きたな)らしくない
  • Past: (きたな)らしかった

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