しみったれた

• 読み: しみったれた
• ローマ字: shimittareta
• 発音: /ɕi.mit.ta.ɾe.ta/

意味

Stingy; miserly; mean; tightfisted. Describes someone excessively reluctant to spend money or share resources, in a way that seems petty or shameful.

An adjectival expression (the past form of しみったれる) typically written in hiragana. It carries a colloquial, somewhat contemptuous tone, suggesting not just frugality but a pettiness that borders on the shameful. Often used to criticise someone's behaviour in a specific instance rather than their overall character.

例文

1. しみったれた真似はやめて、たまには奢ってくれてもいいじゃないか。
2. そんなしみったれた考えでは、部下の信頼を得ることはできない。
3. 彼はしみったれた態度で、チップも出さずに店を出た。

使い方ガイド

場面: money, criticism, character description, humour

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From しみる (shimiru, to penetrate/stain) combined with the suffix -ったれた, conveying the idea of being so steeped in stinginess that it permeates one's character. Related to しみじみ (deeply/thoroughly) in etymology.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General