～気味

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～気味ぎみ is used to indicate that "X is a bit (insert undesirable state/attribute)", or that "X (undesirable state/attribute) is present". ～気味ぎみ is often translated to "a bit" in English.

気味ぎみ attaches to nouns and verb stems.

E.g. 風邪かぜ気味ぎみだから、今日きょうはやめておく。 "I feel like I have a bit of a cold, so I won't (go/do something/etc.) today."

～気味ぎみ can also be used to indicate a tendency.

E.g. 最近さいきん、日本語にほんごの勉強べんきょうをサボり気味ぎみになっていませんか。 "Haven't you been skipping out a bit on your Japanese studies recently?"

Summary

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  気味ぎみ is a suffix that means "a bit X"

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  気味ぎみ attaches to nouns and verb stems

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  気味ぎみ tends to be used in negative contexts

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  気味ぎみ can also be used to indicate a tendency