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憎々しい (nikunikushii) Japanese meaning: hateful | Kotomora
Conjugation 憎々しい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 憎にく 々にく しい 憎々にくにく しくない Polite 憎々にくにく しいです 憎々にくにく しくないです also 憎々にくにく しくありません Past polite 憎々にくにく しかったです 憎々にくにく しくなかったです also 憎々にくにく しくありませんでした Past 憎々にくにく しかった 憎々にくにく しくなかった Te-form 憎々にくにく しくて 憎々にくにく しくなくて Adverbial 憎々にくにく しく Conditional 憎々にくにく しければ 憎々にくにく しくなければ Tara conditional 憎々にくにく しかったら 憎々にくにく しくなかったら
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笑わら
い
方かた
が
我が
慢まん
でき
ない
。
I can't stand his hateful way of laughing.
That detestable attitude really makes me angry.
Related words 憎にく い 憎い is a simpler, more common adjective meaning 'hateful' or 'detestable'. 憎々しい is more emphatic and often implies an irritating, showy quality that provokes active dislike.
嫌いや な 嫌な is a broader term for 'unpleasant' or 'disagreeable', while 憎々しい specifically conveys a strong, personal hatred or loathing.
Written forms 憎にく 々にく しい Usage 93%
Standard kanji spelling using the iteration mark 々.
にくにくしい Usage 7%
憎にく 憎にく しい
Alternate spelling without the iteration mark; less common but still encountered.
Etymology Formed by reduplication of the stem of 憎い (hateful) with the adjective ending しい, yielding an emphatic meaning. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the pattern is common in Japanese for intensifying adjectives.
