Re: [edict-jmdict] -teki formations

[Jim Breen <Jim.Breen@**********************>]

[Dennis Schrader (Re: [edict-jmdict] -teki formations) writes:]
>> I remember one time when I was giving one of my many speeches throughout
>> Japan critiquing the Monbusho and the Japanese educational system.  Without
>> thought, I injected 便秘的 to describe Monbusho's educational theory. After 20
>> minutes of my speech when all were duly impressed with my Japanese and bored
>> accordingly, they all (several thousand) broke into laughter with my
>> creation of a new expression on the fly, which just happened to be too very
>> appropriate in its emphatic.  I don't think 便秘的 can be found in a
>> dictionary, nor do I wish it to be.

Google gets around 300 hits on 便秘的, most of which seem genuine. I 
just glanced at a page on 魚の病気 which had a section on 便秘的な症状.
I wouldn't lexicalize it, though.

Jim

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