きまり悪わるい

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きまり悪い · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	きまり悪わるい	きまり悪わるくない
Polite	きまり悪わるいです	きまり悪わるくないですalso きまり悪わるくありません
Past polite	きまり悪わるかったです	きまり悪わるくなかったですalso きまり悪わるくありませんでした
Past	きまり悪わるかった	きまり悪わるくなかった
Te-form	きまり悪わるくて	きまり悪わるくなくて
Adverbial	きまり悪わるく
Conditional	きまり悪わるければ	きまり悪わるくなければ
Tara conditional	きまり悪わるかったら	きまり悪わるくなかったら

Meanings

i-adjective

embarrassed; ashamed; feeling awkward

Describes the feeling of embarrassment or awkwardness, often due to a social blunder or an uncomfortable situation. Similar to 決まりが悪い, but used as a single adjective.

Usage patterns

きまり悪わるそうに〈動どう詞し〉to do something looking embarrassed
彼かれはきまり悪わるそうに笑わらった。
He laughed, looking embarrassed.
〈人ひと〉の前まえできまり悪わるいto feel embarrassed in front of someone
みんなの前まえできまり悪わるい思おもいをした。
I felt embarrassed in front of everyone.
きまり悪わるくなるto become embarrassed
間ま違ちがいに気きづいてきまり悪わるくなった。
I became embarrassed when I noticed the mistake.

Kanji

悪bad, vice, rascal
決decide, fix, agree upon
極extreme, pole, extremely

Related words

恥はずかしいN4
恥ずかしい is the general word for embarrassed or shy, while きまり悪い specifically points to the awkwardness felt after a social blunder or uncomfortable situation.
気き恥はずかしい
気恥ずかしい describes a milder, often self-conscious kind of shyness, whereas きまり悪い implies a more situational awkwardness, like being caught in a blunder.
照てれくさい
照れくさい conveys bashfulness or shyness from being praised or teased, while きまり悪い is about the discomfort of an awkward social moment.
決きまりが悪わるい
決まりが悪い is the same meaning expressed as a clause rather than a single adjective, while きまり悪い is the more compact, casual adjective form.

Written forms

きまり悪わるいUsage78%
Most common spelling; uses kana for the first part and kanji for 悪い.
決きまり悪わるいUsage22%
Kanji spelling for きまり; less common but still seen.
極きまり悪わるい
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 極; it is rarely used.

Etymology

Derived from the phrase 決まりが悪い (kimari ga warui), literally 'the settlement/decision is bad', which came to mean feeling awkward or embarrassed. The contracted form きまり悪い is now a standalone adjective.