目出度い (Medetai) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivehappy; auspicious; propitious; joyous
- i-adjectivenaive
Examples
その一件はめでたく落着するだろう。
The affair will come to a happy conclusion.
そのめでたいときに当たり彼は祝辞を述べた。
He offered his congratulations on the happy occasion.
第二子は男の子だって。これでめでたく一姫二太郎ってわけだね。
Your second child is a boy? Lucky you! Things are going according to the saying - Have a girl first and a boy next.
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