湿っぽい

Japanese

Kanji in this term
湿
しめ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
濕っぽい (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しめっぽい [shìméppóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2][3]
(Tokyo) しめっぽい [shìméppóí] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [ɕime̞p̚po̞i]

Adjective

湿(しめ)っぽい • (shimeppoi) -i (adverbial 湿(しめ)っぽく (shimeppoku))

damp; humid
- 1927, Motojirō Kajii, Yami e no sho [Writing to the dark]‎:
  
  杉(すぎ)の梢(こずゑ)が日(につ)光(くわう)を遮(さえぎ)つてゐるので、その道(みち)にはいつも冷(つめ)たい濕(しめ)つぽさがあつた。
  Sugi no kozue ga nikkō o saegitte iru no de, sono michi ni wa itsumo tsumetai shimepposa ga atta.
  There was always a chilly dampness in the path because the cedar treetops blocked the daylight.
gloomy; sad
Synonym: 陰気くさい (inki kusai)

Inflection

Inflection of 湿っぽい

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	湿っぽかろ	しめっぽかろ	shimeppokaro
Continuative (連用形)	湿っぽく	しめっぽく	shimeppoku
Terminal (終止形)	湿っぽい	しめっぽい	shimeppoi
Attributive (連体形)	湿っぽい	しめっぽい	shimeppoi
Hypothetical (仮定形)	湿っぽけれ	しめっぽけれ	shimeppokere
Imperative (命令形)	湿っぽかれ	しめっぽかれ	shimeppokare
Key constructions
Informal negative	湿っぽくない	しめっぽくない	shimeppoku nai
Informal past	湿っぽかった	しめっぽかった	shimeppokatta
Informal negative past	湿っぽくなかった	しめっぽくなかった	shimeppoku nakatta
Formal	湿っぽいです	しめっぽいです	shimeppoi desu
Formal negative	湿っぽくないです	しめっぽくないです	shimeppoku nai desu
Formal past	湿っぽかったです	しめっぽかったです	shimeppokatta desu
Formal negative past	湿っぽくなかったです	しめっぽくなかったです	shimeppoku nakatta desu
Conjunctive	湿っぽくて	しめっぽくて	shimeppokute
Conditional	湿っぽければ	しめっぽければ	shimeppokereba
Provisional	湿っぽかったら	しめっぽかったら	shimeppokattara
Volitional	湿っぽかろう	しめっぽかろう	shimeppokarō
Adverbial	湿っぽく	しめっぽく	shimeppoku
Degree	湿っぽさ	しめっぽさ	shimepposa

References

Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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