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みだりがましい · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	みだりがましい	みだりがましくない
Polite	みだりがましいです	みだりがましくないですalso みだりがましくありません
Past polite	みだりがましかったです	みだりがましくなかったですalso みだりがましくありませんでした
Past	みだりがましかった	みだりがましくなかった
Te-form	みだりがましくて	みだりがましくなくて
Adverbial	みだりがましく
Conditional	みだりがましければ	みだりがましくなければ
Tara conditional	みだりがましかったら	みだりがましくなかったら

Meanings

i-adjective

morally corrupt; lewd; wanton

usually written using kana alonerare term

Rare, literary adjective describing a person or behavior as morally loose, lewd, or wanton. Often implies a lack of restraint in sexual or moral matters.

彼かれの振ふる舞まいはみだりがましく、周しゅう囲いの顰ひん蹙しゅくを買かった。
His behavior was wanton and drew frowns from those around him.
その小しょう説せつにはみだりがましい描びょう写しゃが多おおく含ふくまれている。
The novel contains many lewd descriptions.

Kanji

濫excessive, overflow, spread out
猥obscene
妄delusion, unnecessarily, without authority

Related words

みだら
みだら is a more common na-adjective meaning 'obscene' or 'indecent', while みだりがましい is a rare, literary i-adjective with a similar but slightly more archaic feel.
淫みだら
淫ら is the kanji form of みだら, sharing the same meaning but with a stronger written emphasis on lewdness.

Written forms

みだりがましいUsage100%
Kana spelling is standard; the word is usually written in kana.
濫みだりがましい
Rare kanji spelling using 濫 (excessive, indiscriminate).
猥みだりがましい
Rare kanji spelling using 猥 (obscene, indecent).
妄みだりがましい
Rare kanji spelling using 妄 (reckless, delusional).

Etymology

Derived from the adverb みだりに (arbitrarily, without permission) + がましい (seeming, -like). The exact historical development is uncertain, but the word has been used since classical Japanese to describe morally questionable or licentious behavior.