きざ

Common word

  1. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    affected, smug, pompous, conceited, snobby, pretentious
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 彼らは彼のきざな話し方を笑った。
      They laughed at the affectations in his speech.