Definition of 言うに事欠いて (いうにことかいて)

こと

言うに事欠いて

いうにことかいて

iunikotokaite

expression
that's not a nice thing to say, that's not a nice way of putting it, there was no need to say that
Related Kanji
say, word
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)