noun, nari-adjective (archaic / formal)
Archaic word meaning 'like that' or 'in that manner'. In modern Japanese, it survives only in the adverb さりげなく (casually, nonchalantly).
「さり気」は古語で、現代では「さりげなく」という形で残っている。
さり気 is an archaic word; in modern Japanese it remains only in the form さりげなく.
Modern adjective meaning 'casual' or 'nonchalant', derived from さり気. The adverbial form さりげなく is common.
Derived from classical Japanese 然り (sari, 'so, like that') + 気 (ke, 'feeling, mood'). The exact historical development is uncertain.