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坊主くさい · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	坊ぼう主ずくさい	坊ぼう主ずくさくない
Polite	坊ぼう主ずくさいです	坊ぼう主ずくさくないですalso 坊ぼう主ずくさくありません
Past polite	坊ぼう主ずくさかったです	坊ぼう主ずくさくなかったですalso 坊ぼう主ずくさくありませんでした
Past	坊ぼう主ずくさかった	坊ぼう主ずくさくなかった
Te-form	坊ぼう主ずくさくて	坊ぼう主ずくさくなくて
Adverbial	坊ぼう主ずくさく
Conditional	坊ぼう主ずくさければ	坊ぼう主ずくさくなければ
Tara conditional	坊ぼう主ずくさかったら	坊ぼう主ずくさくなかったら

Meanings

i-adjective

sanctimonious; overly pious; priestly; monkish

Describes a person or attitude that is excessively pious, preachy, or holier-than-thou, often with a negative connotation. Literally 'smelling of a monk'.

彼かれの説せっ教きょうじみた話はなし方かたは、なんだか坊ぼう主ずくさい。
His preachy way of talking feels somehow sanctimonious.
あの政せい治じ家かの坊ぼう主ずくさい態たい度どにはうんざりだ。
I'm fed up with that politician's holier-than-thou attitude.

Kanji

坊boy, priest's residence, priest
主lord, chief, master
臭stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking

Related words

坊ぼう主ず
坊主 means 'Buddhist monk' or 'shaven head'. 坊主くさい adds the suffix くさい ('smelling of') to express a negative, overly pious quality.
くさい
The suffix くさい attaches to nouns to mean 'smelling of' or 'reeking of', often used figuratively to criticize an excess of a quality.

Written forms

坊ぼう主ずくさい
Standard kanji-kana spelling.
坊ぼう主ず臭くさい
Alternate spelling using the kanji 臭い for 'smelling of', reinforcing the literal 'smells of a monk' nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 坊主 (ぼうず, 'Buddhist monk') + くさい ('smelling of'). The figurative meaning 'sanctimonious' derives from the idea of reeking of monkish piety.