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未練がましい (みれんがましい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

未み練れんがましい

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Meanings

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i-adjective

lingering attachment; unwilling to let go; regretful clinging

Describes a person who cannot emotionally detach from a past relationship, situation, or desire, often with a negative or self-critical tone.

別わかれた恋こい人びとに未み練れんがましい態たい度どをとるのはよくない。
It's not good to act clingy toward an ex-lover.
彼かれはいつまでも未み練れん

がましく

昔むかし

の

話はなし

を

する

。

He always talks about the past with lingering attachment.

Kanji

未un-, not yet, hitherto
練practice, gloss, train

Similar words

未み練れん
未練 is a noun meaning lingering attachment or regret; 未練がましい is the adjective form describing someone who shows such attachment.
執しゅう着ちゃく
執着 is a stronger, more formal word for attachment or obsession, while 未練がましい has a more emotional, regretful nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 未練 (regret, lingering attachment) and the suffix がましい (seeming, appearing). The suffix adds a nuance of appearing to have that quality, often with a negative connotation.