得え体たいの知しれぬ

expression, noun-modifying (irregular)

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious

Fixed prenominal expression meaning something or someone is of unknown identity, origin, or nature, often with a negative or uneasy nuance. Equivalent to 得体の知れない.

See also: 得体の知れない

• 得え体たいの知しれぬ男おとこが家いえの前まえに立たっていた。

  A strange man was standing in front of the house.

• 彼かれは得え体たいの知しれぬ病びょう気きにかかった。

  He contracted a mysterious illness.