熱臭い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 熱臭い | 熱臭くない |
| Polite | 熱臭いです | 熱臭くないですalso 熱臭くありません |
| Past polite | 熱臭かったです | 熱臭くなかったですalso 熱臭くありませんでした |
| Past | 熱臭かった | 熱臭くなかった |
| Te-form | 熱臭くて | 熱臭くなくて |
| Adverbial | 熱臭く | |
| Conditional | 熱臭ければ | 熱臭くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 熱臭かったら | 熱臭くなかったら |
warm and stuffy (from fever); hot and close
Describes the warm, stale, or stuffy air or smell associated with a sick person's fever. Often used for a room or breath that feels unpleasantly warm and close.
The sick person's room was warm and stuffy, and I wanted to open the window.
His feverish breath felt unpleasant against me.
Formed from 熱 and 臭い, with 臭い used as a suffix meaning “having the character or feel of,” describing feverish, close warmth.