Vocabulary

What does 見苦しい (みぐるしい, migurushii) mean?

見苦しい (みぐるしい, migurushii) means unsightly, disgraceful, indecent.

Quick facts
Readingみぐるしい
Romajimigurushii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
みぐるしい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmigurushii

unsightly, disgraceful, indecent

  1. 1i-adjective unsightly; ugly; unseemly

Example sentences

  • I wish you would stop making such unsightly excuses.

  • The room is messy and looks unsightly.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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