まずい
Also written 不味い
Meanings
- い-adjective bad(-tasting); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasant
- poor; unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy (occ. as 拙い) See also: 拙い (つたない).
- ugly; unattractive; homely; plain
- awkward; problematic; troublesome; unfavorable; unfavourable; unwise See also: 気まずい (きまずい).
- Interjection oh no; uh-oh; this is bad
Example sentences
- 学校でたばこ吸うのはまずいよ。
You are not supposed to smoke at school. - プディングのうまいまずいは食べてみてから。
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. - ひもじい時にまずいものなし。
A good appetite is a good sauce. - ナンシーがポールと別れたことを知らなかった私は、まずいことに彼女の消息をポールに聞いてしまった。
Not knowing that Nancy had left him, I put my foot in my mouth by asking Paul how she was. - どうしたわけで彼は姉妹との仲がまずくなったのか。
What has estranged him from his sister?
Words containing まずい
- ひもじい時にまずい物なし (ひもじいときにまずいものなし) hunger is the best sauce