嘘うそっぽい

嘘っぽい · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	嘘うそっぽい	嘘うそっぽくない
Polite	嘘うそっぽいです	嘘うそっぽくないですalso 嘘うそっぽくありません
Past polite	嘘うそっぽかったです	嘘うそっぽくなかったですalso 嘘うそっぽくありませんでした
Past	嘘うそっぽかった	嘘うそっぽくなかった
Te-form	嘘うそっぽくて	嘘うそっぽくなくて
Adverbial	嘘うそっぽく
Conditional	嘘うそっぽければ	嘘うそっぽくなければ
Tara conditional	嘘うそっぽかったら	嘘うそっぽくなかったら

Meanings

i-adjective

contrived; false-sounding; unconvincing

colloquial

Colloquial adjective describing something that seems like a lie or feels fabricated; often used for stories, excuses, or performances that lack authenticity.

彼かれの言いい訳わけはどうも嘘うそっぽい。
His excuse sounds really contrived.
あの映えい画がの演えん技ぎは嘘うそっぽくて、感かん情じょう移い入にゅうできなかった。
The acting in that movie was so unconvincing that I couldn't get into it.

Kanji

嘘lie, falsehood
噓exhale, blow out, deep sigh

Related words

嘘うそ
嘘 is a noun meaning 'lie' or 'falsehood', while 嘘っぽい is an adjective describing something that seems like a lie or is unconvincing.
怪あやしい
怪しい means 'suspicious' or 'dubious' in a broader sense, often implying potential danger or deceit, whereas 嘘っぽい specifically focuses on the lack of credibility or artificiality of a statement or performance.

Built from

嘘うそ+っぽい

Written forms

嘘うそっぽい
Standard kanji spelling.
噓うそっぽい
Variant kanji form using the older 噓 character; rarely used in modern writing.
ウソっぽい
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling used for emphasis or in informal contexts.

Etymology

Formed from the noun 嘘 (uso, 'lie') + the suffix っぽい (-ppoi, '-ish, -like'), which attaches to nouns to form i-adjectives meaning 'seeming like' or 'tending to'.