をしい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of をしい – see the following entry.
【惜おしい】
[adjective] unfortunate, regrettable
[adjective] a waste, too good for
[adjective] precious
[adjective] close, almost, close but no cigar, barely and unfortunately/regrettably missing the mark
(This term, をしい (wosii), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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