秘密っぽい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 秘密っぽい | 秘密っぽくない |
| Polite | 秘密っぽいです | 秘密っぽくないですalso 秘密っぽくありません |
| Past polite | 秘密っぽかったです | 秘密っぽくなかったですalso 秘密っぽくありませんでした |
| Past | 秘密っぽかった | 秘密っぽくなかった |
| Te-form | 秘密っぽくて | 秘密っぽくなくて |
| Adverbial | 秘密っぽく | |
| Conditional | 秘密っぽければ | 秘密っぽくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 秘密っぽかったら | 秘密っぽくなかったら |
secretive; mysterious; hush-hush
Colloquial adjective describing a person, behavior, or situation that seems deliberately secretive or gives off a mysterious, hush-hush vibe.
He's been kind of secretive lately, you know.
He talks in such a secretive way, I wonder if he's hiding something.
Compound of 秘密 (secret) + っぽい (-ish, -like). The suffix っぽい is a colloquial adjectival ending that attaches to nouns to express 'seems like' or 'tends to be'.