JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
物足りない
Unsatisfying, insufficient, or lacking a key element.
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Other forms
物足りなく adverbial form
物足りなかった past tense
物足りなさ noun form
I-adjective
"Unsatisfying" / "Lacking something"
Expresses a subjective feeling that something is insufficient, incomplete, or missing a necessary element to be fully satisfying.
Example
この スープ は 美味しい けど 、 何か 物足りない 感じ が する 。
This soup is tasty, but it feels like something is missing.
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