いやらしい

いやらしい · iyarashii · JLPT N1 · i-adj

indecent

いや (disgust) + らしい (typical of) = typically disgusting, unpleasant, or indecent

いや comes from 嫌 (dislike, aversion). らしい means typical of or in the manner of, so the word describes behaviour that deserves the feeling of いや.

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