白々しい

しらじらしい

Also written 白白しい

Meanings

1. い-adjective barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; obvious (insincerity); patent; shameless; hollow (compliment)
2. with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; disingenuous
3. pure white; very clear

Kanji

• 白 white. Read as しら.

Example sentences

• 彼は白々しい嘘をついている。
  He is lying through his teeth.
• よくもそんな白々しい嘘がつけるな。
  How dare you tell such a barefaced lie?

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