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秘密っぽい (ひみつっぽい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

秘ひ密みつっぽい

Meanings

1

i-adjective

secretive; mysterious; hush-hush

colloquial

Colloquial adjective describing a person, behavior, or situation that seems deliberately secretive or gives off a mysterious, hush-hush vibe.

彼かれは最さい近きんなんだか秘ひ密みつっぽいんだよね。
He's been kind of secretive lately, you know.
秘ひ密みつっぽい話はなし方かたをするから、何なにか隠かくしてるのかな

Kanji

秘secret, conceal
密secrecy, density (pop), minuteness

Similar words

秘ひ密みつ
秘密 is a noun meaning 'secret'; 秘密っぽい adds the suffix っぽい to mean 'seems like a secret' or 'secretive'.
怪あやしい
怪しい means 'suspicious' or 'dubious', while 秘密っぽい focuses on the secretive, mysterious atmosphere rather than suspicion of wrongdoing.

Etymology

Compound of 秘密 (secret) + っぽい (-ish, -like). The suffix っぽい is a colloquial adjectival ending that attaches to nouns to express 'seems like' or 'tends to be'.

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He talks in such a secretive way, I wonder if he's hiding something.