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うっとうしい

irregular readingusually written using kana aloneい adjectiveadjective (generic)

Reading

Meanings

  • gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing
  • irritating, troublesome
  • heavy (weather), cloudy

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Example sentences

今日きょう天気てんき本当ほんとう鬱陶うっとうしいですね。

Today's weather is really gloomy, isn't it.

かれこまかい指摘してきがいつも鬱陶うっとうしくて仕方しかたがない。

His nitpicky comments are always unbearably irritating.

梅雨つゆ季節きせつそら鬱陶うっとうしい灰色はいいろおおわれている。

During the rainy season, the sky is covered in a heavy, gloomy grey.

毎日まいにちのようにとど広告こうこくメールが鬱陶うっとうしくなってきた。

The advertising emails that arrive every day have started to become a real nuisance.

長引ながび不景気ふけいき社会しゃかい全体ぜんたい鬱陶うっとうしい雰囲気ふんいきつつまれている。

The prolonged economic slump has enveloped all of society in a depressing atmosphere.