女々しい

めめしい
Alternative writings: 女女しい
Frequency:
1

(of a man) effeminate, cowardly, or weak; used negatively to describe someone as lacking manly courage or acting overly sentimental.

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彼は謝るだけで、責任を取らないなんて女々しい。

He only apologizes and won't take responsibility — how unmanly.

そんな女々しい言い訳は聞きたくない。

I don't want to hear such weak, pathetic excuses.

仲間は彼の女々しい態度に苛立ちを覚えた。

His companions felt irritated by his unmanly behavior.

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