濫みだりがわしい

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Meanings

1

i-adjective

morally corrupt; slovenly; obscene

Rare, literary adjective describing a person or behavior as morally loose, slovenly, or obscene. Not used in everyday speech; modern equivalents include だらしない or みだらな.

彼かれの濫みだりがわしい生せい活かつぶりが噂うわさになった。
His morally corrupt lifestyle became the subject of gossip.
その小しょう説せつ

に

は

濫みだ

りがわしい

場ば

面めん

が

多おお

く

含ふく

ま

れ

て

いる

。

The novel contains many obscene scenes.

Written forms

濫みだりがわしい
Rare kanji spelling; the word is almost always written in kana.
猥みだりがわしいUsage67%
Alternate rare kanji spelling; the word is almost always written in kana.
みだりがわしいUsage33%
Standard modern spelling; the kanji forms are rare and may not be recognized by many readers.

Kanji

濫excessive, overflow, spread out
猥obscene

Similar words

だらしない
Common modern word for 'slovenly' or 'untidy'; みだりがわしい is much rarer and carries a stronger moral judgment.
みだら
Common modern word for 'obscene' or 'lewd'; みだりがわしい is an older, more literary adjective with overlapping meaning.

Etymology

Derived from みだり (arbitrary, without permission) + がわしい (adjectival suffix indicating a state or tendency). The exact historical development is uncertain.