理屈っぽい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 理屈っぽい | 理屈っぽくない |
| Polite | 理屈っぽいです | 理屈っぽくないですalso 理屈っぽくありません |
| Past polite | 理屈っぽかったです | 理屈っぽくなかったですalso 理屈っぽくありませんでした |
| Past | 理屈っぽかった | 理屈っぽくなかった |
| Te-form | 理屈っぽくて | 理屈っぽくなくて |
| Adverbial | 理屈っぽく | |
| Conditional | 理屈っぽければ | 理屈っぽくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 理屈っぽかったら | 理屈っぽくなかったら |
argumentative; quarrelsome; given to reasoning
Describes a person who tends to argue or insist on logic, often in a tiresome or pedantic way. Can be used for someone who always has to have the last word.
He's so argumentative that debating with him is exhausting.
It's a pain to talk with someone who's always splitting hairs.