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[()··()·げん()]
iikagen
na adjective, adverb

Alternate Written Forms:

[いい()·げん()]
iikagen
[いい()·()·げん()]
iikagen

English Meaning(s) for 好い加減

na adjective
  1. irresponsible; perfunctory; careless
  2. lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague
  3. reasonable; moderate (usu. in suggestions or orders)
adverb
  1. considerably; quite; rather; pretty

Definition and Synonyms for 好い加減

Irresponsible showing lack of care for consequences
Synonyms: でたらめ, あだおろそか, ちゃらんぽらん, 与太, 出任せ, いい加減, 無責任
Irresponsibility a form of untrustworthiness
Synonyms: ちゃらんぽらん, いい加減, 無責任
Pretty to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
Synonyms: かなり, ずいぶん, それなり, なかなか, まずまず, ほどほどに, いい加減, 幾分, 相当, 程よい, 程よく, 結構, 適度
Halfhearted feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
Synonyms: ぞんざい, いい加減, 無関心, 粗略, 適当
Temperate not extreme
Synonyms: 中位, 中位, 中庸, いい加減, 程よい, 適度, 適当
Careless marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness
Synonyms: うかつ, そそっかしい, 不注意, いい加減, 卒爾, 粗忽, 粗放, 粗雑
Screwball foolish
Synonyms: いい加減, 生半可
Irresponsibility the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions
Synonyms: ちゃらんぽらん, いい加減, 無責任
Careless not careful
Synonyms: うかつ, そそっかしい, 不注意, いい加減, 卒爾, 粗忽, 粗放, 粗雑
Screwball totally unsound
Synonyms: いい加減, 生半可

Meanings for each kanji in 好い加減

» fond; pleasing; like something
» add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada
» dwindle; decrease; reduce; decline; curtail; get hungry

Categories 好い加減 is a member of

Untrustworthiness the trait of not deserving trust or confidence
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Sample Sentences for 好い加減

Don't do things by halves.
Cut me some slack.
Quit wasting my time.
Cut that out!
Stop pestering me, I'm busy.

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