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JLPT N1 Grammar

がましい

N1Inference / Appearance

N1 · Inference / Appearance · noun + がましい

look/sound like; somewhat

noun + がましい

がましい means having an unnatural or unpleasant air of something, often negative.

It appears in words such as 恩着せがましい and 言い訳がましい.

彼の説明は、少し言い訳がましく聞こえた。

His explanation sounded somewhat like an excuse.

Do not treat it as plain らしい; it is often negative.

Somewhat like it, and not in a good way.

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