noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
patching up; covering up; glossing over
Used for temporarily hiding or smoothing over a failure, mistake, or problem, often with a sense of makeshift or superficial remedy. Common in formal or critical contexts.
政府は問題を糊塗するだけの対策を発表した。
The government announced measures that merely gloss over the problem.
彼は自分の失敗を糊塗しようとしたが、すぐにばれた。
He tried to cover up his mistake, but it was soon exposed.