思わしい
おもわしい
Meanings
- い-adjective satisfactory; desirable; favourable; good; suitable (usu. with neg. sentence)
- seeming (to be); appearing (as ...と〜)
Kanji
- 思 think. Read as おもう.
Example sentences
- 医者は最善を尽くしたが患者の回復は思わしくなかった。
Though the doctor did his best, the patient's recovery was slow. - 彼は息子達と一緒に遠くまでハイキングに出かけた時、体調が思わしくなかったので、その翌日、足腰が痛くて思うように動けなかった。
He was out of shape when he took a long hike with his sons, and he was stiff and sore the next day.
Common phrases
- 思わしくない (おもわしくない) disappointing