JLPT N1
～がましい
look like; similar to; smacking of; bordering on
Structure / Usage
Noun / Verb (ます-stem) + がましい
Example Sentences
押しつけがましい態度はやめてほしい。
I wish you'd stop with that pushy attitude.
恩着せがましく言わないでくれ。
Don't say it in a way that makes it seem like you're doing me a favor.
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