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当て付けがましい (あてつけがましい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
i-adjective
insinuating ; snide ; pointed
Describes a remark or behavior that is deliberately indirect but clearly aimed at someone, often with a sarcastic or passive-aggressive tone. Related to 当て付け (あてつけ), meaning 'insinuation' or 'veiled criticism'.
See also: 当て付け
そんな 当あ て 付つ け がましい 態たい 度ど を 取と ら ない で ほしい 。
I wish you wouldn't take such a pointed attitude.
Written forms 当あ て 付つ けがましい
当あて 付つ けがましい
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; less common but still encountered.
当あて 付つけ がましい
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; rare.
Kanji 付 adhere, attach, refer to Similar words 当あ て 付つ け 当て付け is the noun meaning 'insinuation' or 'veiled criticism'; 当て付けがましい is the adjective form describing something that has that insinuating quality.
嫌いや 味み 嫌味 is a more common word for sarcastic or nasty remarks, but it can be direct; 当て付けがましい emphasizes the indirect, pointed nature of the remark.
Etymology Derived from the noun 当て付け (あてつけ, 'insinuation') + the suffix がましい ('seems like, smacks of'). The suffix がましい attaches to nouns to form adjectives meaning 'appearing to be' or 'having the air of', often with a negative connotation.
