〜っぽい

-ish / tending to / showing signs of — tendency or quality

Formation

Verb ます-stem + っぽい / い-adjective (drop い) + っぽい / Noun + っぽい

Usage

A suffix meaning 'having the quality of' or 'tending to'. More casual than じみる. Can be positive or negative.

Example sentences

彼は忘れっぽい性格です。

He has a forgetful personality.

このスープは水っぽい。

This soup is watery.

彼女は子供っぽいところがある。

She has a childlike side.

黒っぽい服を着ている。

He is wearing blackish clothes.

怒りっぽい人とは付き合いにくい。

It's hard to deal with someone who gets angry easily.

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