- nikutarashii odious, hateful, awful, horrid, revolting
Informal spoken word for someone or something that stirs irritated hatred, stronger and more personal than 憎い.
あの憎たらしい顔をもう見たくない。
Ano nikutarashii kao o mō mitakunai.
I don't want to see that hateful face anymore.
憎たらしい上司に毎日会うのが嫌だ。
Nikutarashii jōshi ni mainichi au no ga iya da.
I hate seeing my odious boss every day.
⚖️ 憎たらしい is more emotional and colloquial than 憎い, which can sound more serious or literary.
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