► 接尾辞
っぽい [っぽい] [coll] meaning: resemble rank: 2
☆ 彼女美人かもしれないけどバカっぽい ⇨ She might be beautiful but kinda looks stupid
っぽい [っぽい] [coll] meaning: seem rank: 2
☆ 頑張ってみたけどどうもダメっぽいね ⇨ I’ve tried hard but it seems like it won’t work
More examples:
- ガキっぽい映画 ⇨ A childish, juvenile, cheesy, movie
- 彼は理屈っぽいので疲れる ⇨ He tires me because he is argumentative
- 彼は実力も無いのに僻みっぽい ⇨ He is just not good but thinks he is unfairly treated
- 喉がいがらっぽい ⇨ My throat feels rough, scratchy
- 彼は愚痴っぽいから疲れる ⇨ He is tiring because he complains a lot
- 色っぽいドレス ⇨ A sexy dress
- あだっぽい女 ⇨ A sexy, sultry, woman
- 湿っぽい話で御免なさい ⇨ I’m sorry it’s a depressing story
- 彼は飽きっぽい性格だ ⇨ He easily loses interest in things
- 怒りっぽい老人 ⇨ A short-tempered, grumpy, old man
- 彼は顔に皮肉っぽい笑いを浮かべた ⇨ He put a sarcastic smile on his face
- 彼は皮肉っぽい言い方をした ⇨ He said with a sarcastic tone
- 水っぽいスープ ⇨ A watery soup
- うちの娘はもっと大人っぽい格好をしたがっている ⇨ My daughter wants to dress more maturely
- 子供は少し荒っぽい遊びが好きだ ⇨ Kids love a little rough play