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あくどい

atejirarely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneい adjectiveadjective (generic)

Meanings

  • gaudy, showy, garish, loud
  • crooked, vicious, wicked, nasty, unscrupulous, dishonest

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Example sentences

かれ商売しょうばいのやりかたあくどい評判ひょうばんだ。

His business practices have a reputation for being unscrupulous.

あくどい手口てぐち老人ろうじんからかねだまった詐欺師さぎし逮捕たいほされた。

A swindler who used crooked methods to deceive money out of an elderly person was arrested.

その政治家せいじかあくどいやりかた権力けんりょく維持いじつづけた。

That politician continued to maintain power through wicked means.

彼女かのじょ派手はで化粧けしょうあくどいという印象いんしょうあたえかねない。

Her flashy makeup could easily give the impression of being garish.

競合きょうごう他社たしゃつぶすためにあくどい戦略せんりゃくもちいることは、長期的ちょうきてきには企業きぎょう信頼しんらいそこなう。

Using vicious strategies to crush competing companies will ultimately damage a corporation's credibility in the long run.