Definition of 意地
Words related to 意地
- (adj-i) malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
- (adj-i) gluttonous; greedy
私の金に意地汚く手を出すな。
Don't put your greedy hands on my money.
- (n) gluttony
食い意地のはった少年は料理を全部たいらげた。
The greedy little child ate all the food.
- (adj-i) ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
その老人は見かけほど意地悪くなかった。
The old man was not as mean as he looked.
- (n) latent disposition; inner feelings
彼は人が良さそうに見えるが本当は底意地が悪い。
He seems nice, but he's wicked at heart.
Sentences containing 意地
A jealous person gets a feeling of contentment by behaving like a dog in the manger even with his friends.