脂っぽい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 脂っぽい | 脂っぽくない |
| Polite | 脂っぽいです | 脂っぽくないですalso 脂っぽくありません |
| Past polite | 脂っぽかったです | 脂っぽくなかったですalso 脂っぽくありませんでした |
| Past | 脂っぽかった | 脂っぽくなかった |
| Te-form | 脂っぽくて | 脂っぽくなくて |
| Adverbial | 脂っぽく | |
| Conditional | 脂っぽければ | 脂っぽくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 脂っぽかったら | 脂っぽくなかったら |
Describes food, skin, or surfaces that feel or taste unpleasantly oily. Similar to 脂っこい but often implies a lighter or more superficial greasiness.
See also: 脂っこい (あぶらっこい)
This dish is greasy, so I don't like it very much.
For oily skin, a light toner is good.
Standard kanji spelling; 脂 is the usual character for animal fat or grease.
Also used, but 油 more often refers to oil in general; 脂 is more specific to greasy food or skin.
Formed from 脂 (あぶら, 'fat, grease') + the adjectival suffix っぽい ('-ish, tending to'). The suffix っぽい adds a sense of 'having a tendency toward' or 'somewhat'.