っぽい

Japanese

Etymology

Emphasis of earlier form ぽい (poi), in turn apparently an Edo-period shift from 多い (ōi, “many, much, lots of”), based on earlier kana spelling おほい.

Suffix

っぽい (rōmaji -ppoi)

  1. -like
    子 (こ)供 (ども)っぽい
    kodomoppoi
    childish
    彼 (かの)女 (じょ)の目 (め)は緑 (みどり)っぽい色 (いろ)です。
    Kanojo no me wa midorippoi iro desu.
    Her eyes are of a greenish color.

Usage notes
  • Inflects as an -i adjective (形容詞).
  • Follows nouns, stems of adjectives, and continuative (連用形) forms of verbs.

See also
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