物足りない

ものたりない
Alternative writings: もの足りない, モノ足りない, 物足り無い, 物たりない
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

Not satisfying; feeling something is lacking in quantity or quality; insufficient to meet expectations.

I-Adjective

Examples

この料理は美味しいけど、量が少なくて物足りない。

The dish is tasty, but there's too little of it and it's not filling enough.

試験の勉強をしたつもりだが、まだ物足りない気がする。

I feel like I studied for the exam, but it's still not enough.

映画の結末があっさりしていて物足りなかった。

The movie's ending was too abrupt and left me unsatisfied.

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