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馴れ馴れしい: overly familiar, overfamiliar, too friendly, too free, cheeky | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

馴(な)れ馴(な)れしい

なれなれしい

overly familiar, overfamiliar, too friendly, too free, cheeky

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Reading and meaning

FuriganaEnglish

馴(な)

れしい

態度(たいど)

には

戸惑(とまど)

った。

Although it was our first meeting, I was taken aback by his overly familiar attitude.

部下(ぶか)の馴(な)れ馴(な)れしい口(くち)の利き方(きかた)を、上司(じょうし)はたしなめた。

The supervisor reprimanded the subordinate for speaking too familiarly.

その店員(てんいん)の馴(な)れ馴(な)れしい接客(せっきゃく)に、客(きゃく)は不快感(ふかいかん)を示(しめ)した。

The customer showed displeasure at the overly familiar service from the clerk.

馴(な)れ馴(な)れしいメールに、返信(へんしん)する気(き)が失(う)せた。

The overly familiar email made me lose the desire to reply.