Dictionary / Vocabulary / 言いがたい
いいがたい · also いいにくい
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing
Also written 言い難い、言いにくい、言難い
ちょっと言いにくい話なんだけど。
I wish I didn't have to tell you this.
それは明らかに、満足すべきものとは言いがたい。
That is decidedly short of satisfactory.
これらの患者には外科的な処置だけでは十分とは言い難い。
For these patients, surgical treatment is far from being satisfactory.