嫌味

いやみ

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; offensiveness

Also written 嫌み、厭味、いや味、厭み

Meanings

Noun, Na-adjective
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; offensiveness; tastelessness
cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment; sarcastic comment

Example sentences

この文ぶん、嫌味いやみっぽいね。

This sentence has a sarcastic tone.
先輩せんぱいは、嫌味いやみなくらいの完璧かんぺき超人ちょうじんでしたからね。だから逆ぎゃくにその「癖くせ」は先輩せんぱいの可愛かわいげ・・・というか、チャームポイントでしたよ。

You were always a perfect 'superhuman' to an infuriating extent, and so that 'habit' was actually one of your cute, or rather charming, attributes.