Vocab Info
N1 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
嫌味disagreeableness, disagreeability, gaudiness, sarcasm
Dictionary Definition
Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1.
disagreeableness, unpleasantness, nastiness, offensiveness, tastelessness
味 is atejiNoun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2.
cutting remark, disagreeable remark, snide comment, sarcastic comment
All Forms
嫌味 【いやみ】、嫌み 【いやみ】、厭味 【いやみ】
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よく嫌味を言う叔母さんが嫌いです。
I can't stand my aunt. She's always full of sarcasm.
凝りすぎて嫌味な装飾の店は居心地が悪い。
The place is decorated gaudily, it feels uncomfortable.
嫌味たっぷりな口ぶりで物を言う彼は嫌われている。
People dislike him because he always speaks with heavy sarcasm.
私は職場で嫌われるべく、あえてしきりに嫌味を言うようにしている。
I go out of my way to drop constant sarcasm at work, just to make people dislike me.
このコーヒーは嫌味のないすっきりした味わいであるために人気となっている。
This coffee's clean, crisp flavor, free of any tastelessness, is what makes it so popular.
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