切きれが悪わるい

切れが悪い · i-adjective

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

Meanings

expression, i-adjective

dull; blunt; not sharp

Describes a blade or cutting edge that has lost its sharpness. Also used figuratively for things that lack crispness or effectiveness.

この包ほう丁ちょうは切きれが悪わるいから、研とがないといけない。
This kitchen knife is dull, so I need to sharpen it.
切きれが悪わるいハサミで紙かみを切きるのは大たい変へんだ。
Cutting paper with blunt scissors is tough.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
悪bad, vice, rascal

Related words

切きれ味あじが悪わるい
Similar meaning, but 切れ味が悪い is more common and explicitly refers to the quality of the cut. 切れが悪い is a slightly shorter, more casual variant.
鈍にぶい
Means 'dull' or 'blunt' as a general adjective, not limited to cutting edges. 切れが悪い is specifically about poor cutting ability.

Built from

切きれる+悪わるい

Written forms

切きれが悪わるい
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
きれが悪わるい
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji 切れ is not important.

Etymology

Compound of 切れ (kire, 'cutting quality') + が (ga, subject marker) + 悪い (warui, 'bad'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the expression is straightforwardly compositional.