白々しい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 白々しい | 白々しくない |
| Polite | 白々しいです | 白々しくないですalso 白々しくありません |
| Past polite | 白々しかったです | 白々しくなかったですalso 白々しくありませんでした |
| Past | 白々しかった | 白々しくなかった |
| Te-form | 白々しくて | 白々しくなくて |
| Adverbial | 白々しく | |
| Conditional | 白々しければ | 白々しくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 白々しかったら | 白々しくなかったら |
barefaced; transparently false; shameless
Describes a lie, excuse, or flattery that is so obvious it is insulting; the insincerity is plain to see.
I was disgusted by his barefaced lie.
I'm not happy even if I receive hollow compliments.
feigning ignorance; disingenuous
Used when someone pretends not to know something they clearly know, often with an air of innocence.
He said 'What do you mean?' with a feigned-ignorance look.
pure white; very clear
Rare, literal sense describing something as purely white or extremely clear; mostly found in older or literary contexts.
Pure white snow had piled up everywhere.