Vocab Info
A16 い-adjective
せこいpetty, small-minded, stingy, cheap, mean, crafty, sly, , poor (performance, etc.), bad, unskilled
Dictionary Definition
- い-adjective - 1. - petty, small-minded, stingy, cheap, mean, crafty, sly 
- 2. - poor (performance, etc.), bad, unskilled Obsolete term, used by actors and performers in the Meiji era
 
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せこい、セコイ、セコい
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- せこい手を使うなんて卑怯だ! - Using such a crafty trick is cowardly! {petty, small-minded, stingy, cheap, mean, crafty, sly, , poor (performance, etc.), bad, unskilled} 
- やり方がせこい人は人から好かれません。 - People do not like those who are petty in their methods. {petty, small-minded, stingy, cheap, mean, crafty, sly, , poor (performance, etc.), bad, unskilled} 
- あいつは考え方がせこくて、なんだか好きになれない。 - His way of thinking is petty and somehow, I just can't seem to like him. {petty, small-minded, stingy, cheap, mean, crafty, sly, , poor (performance, etc.), bad, unskilled} 
- せこい商売をするあの人からは、何も買わない方が良い。 - It's better not to buy anything from that person who engages in petty business. {petty, small-minded, stingy, cheap, mean, crafty, sly, , poor (performance, etc.), bad, unskilled} 
- 商売をせこい方法でやったって、どうせバレて後で困ることになる。 - Even if you conduct business in a sly or crafty way, you'll eventually get caught and end up in trouble. {petty, small-minded, stingy, cheap, mean, crafty, sly, , poor (performance, etc.), bad, unskilled} 
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