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盗人猛々しい (ぬすっとたけだけしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しい also: ぬすびとたけだけしい
Conjugation 盗人猛々しい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しい 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しくない Polite 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しいです 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しくないです also 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しくありません Past polite 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しかったです 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しくなかったです also 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しくありませんでした Past 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しかった 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しくなかった Te-form 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しくて 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しくなくて Adverbial 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しく Conditional 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しければ 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しくなければ Tara conditional 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しかったら 盗人猛々ぬすっとたけだけ しくなかったら
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He's so brazen-faced, blaming others while ignoring his own mistakes.
This is a perfect example of being audacious despite being in the wrong.
Related words 図ずう 々ずう しい 図々しい means 'impudent' or 'shameless' in a general sense, while 盗人猛々しい specifically implies audacity in the face of one's own wrongdoing.
厚あつ かましい 厚かましい also means 'shameless' or 'brazen', but lacks the nuance of being in the wrong; 盗人猛々しい emphasizes the contrast between guilt and boldness.
Written forms 盗人猛々しい
盗ぬす っ 人猛々とたけだけ しい
Common variant with 盗っ人 read ぬすっと.
ぬすびとたけだけしい
Kana spelling for the ぬすびと reading; less common but practical.
Etymology The phrase literally means 'a thief is audacious', combining 盗人 (thief) with 猛々しい (fierce, bold). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a set idiomatic expression.
