言い訳がましい

いいわけがましいiiwakegamashii

i-adjective

  1. seeming like an excuse
  2. seeming like a justification
  3. defensive
  4. in an apologetic tone

Kanji in this word

Study it in Yanamino

Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences