Definition of 言うに事欠いて (いうにことかいて)

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言うに事欠いて

いうにことかいて

iunikotokaite

expression
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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
言 say, word
事 matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
欠 lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)