～っぽい

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～っぽい is a casual suffix that is used to describe something's distinctive characteristics. ～っぽい can be translated to "-ish/-like" or "very.../X seeming" in English.

～っぽい can combine with an adjective/noun to say that something is "-ish/-like".

E.g. すごく大人おとなっぽい子こだ。 "They're a very mature (lit. adult-like) kid."

～っぽい can combine with certain nouns to express that something is "very X".

E.g. ホテルの部屋へやはとても埃ほこりっぽかった。 "The hotel room was very dusty."

～っぽい can combine with verbs to indicate that "X" verb tends to happen. Usually, this is used to talk about people, and with a negative nuance.

E.g. 怒おこりっぽい人ひとは好すきじゃありません。 "I don't like short-tempered people."

～っぽい can be replaced by ～らしい・ような・風ふう when it follows nouns, but not adjectives or verbs.

Summary

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  ～っぽい is used to describe something's distinctive characteristics

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  ～っぽい is often translated to "-ish/-like" or "very.../X seeming"

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  ～っぽい's meaning differs slightly depending on what part of speech it attaches to