Meaning of 物物しい(ものものしい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 物物しい, 物々しい

Kana Reading ものものしい

Romaji monomonoshii

Parts of speech

adjective (keiyoushi)

Meaning

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard)
Parts of speech

Meaning

showy; pretentious; ostentatious; overdone; exaggerated
Parts of speech

Meaning

impressive; imposing; pompous; stately; solemn

Examples of 物物しい, 物々しい, ものものしい in a sentence

彼はいつも物々しい話し方をします。

He always talks in such high-sounding terms.
たいしたことではないのに必要以上に物々しい言い方です。

Despite being no big deal it's unnecessarily pompous.
内容はさておき、なにこの物々しい話し方は？

Leaving what it means to one side, what's with the high-falutin' language?
宮殿は物々しい警戒ぶりだった。

The palace was heavily guarded.

物 JLPT 4

8 strokes

thing, object, matter

On'Yomi: ブツ, モツ

Kun'Yomi: もの, もの-