みっともない

みっともない · mittomonai · JLPT N2 · i-adj

shameful

Etymology: 見る (to look) + ともない (not worth) = too unsightly to be looked at

Mi (見) means to look, and tomo nai means not worth doing, so the word means not fit to be looked at. Use it for anything embarrassing or improper.

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