疎うとましい

う

と

ま

し

い

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

疎ましい · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	疎うとましい	疎うとましくない
Polite	疎うとましいです	疎うとましくないですalso 疎うとましくありません
Past polite	疎うとましかったです	疎うとましくなかったですalso 疎うとましくありませんでした
Past	疎うとましかった	疎うとましくなかった
Te-form	疎うとましくて	疎うとましくなくて
Adverbial	疎うとましく
Conditional	疎うとましければ	疎うとましくなければ
Tara conditional	疎うとましかったら	疎うとましくなかったら

Meanings

i-adjective

disagreeable; unpleasant; off-putting

Describes a person, attitude, or situation that feels disagreeable, unsympathetic, or hard to warm up to. Often carries a nuance of emotional distance or aversion.

彼かれの態たい度どがどうも疎うとましく感かんじられる。
His attitude somehow feels disagreeable to me.
あの人ひとはいつも疎うとましいことばかり言いう。
That person always says unpleasant things.

Kanji

疎alienate, rough, neglect

Related words

憎にくいN3
疎ましい describes something that inspires disgust or a wish to avoid it, while 憎い conveys a stronger, more personal feeling of hatred or vexation.
忌いまわしいN1
疎ましい describes a feeling of wanting to keep something or someone at a distance out of dislike, whereas 忌まわしい expresses a stronger sense of moral revulsion or taboo.
煙けむたいN1
疎ましい is a stronger, more literary word for finding someone repugnant or wanting to avoid them, whereas 煙たい conveys a milder sense of being ill at ease around someone.

Don't confuse with

うっとうしいN2
疎ましい sounds similar to 鬱陶しい and also expresses dislike, but it means feeling repulsed or wanting to avoid someone/something rather than just finding them bothersome.

Written forms

疎うとましいUsage57%
Standard kanji spelling.
うとましいUsage43%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 疎む (うとむ, 'to shun, to feel distant from') with the adjectival suffix しい. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.