Tendency and state

～がち

tend to ~; apt to ~

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Says that something tends to happen or to be the case, usually something undesirable.

It describes a bad habit or a risk that tends to occur. The subject can be a person or a situation.

冬は、風邪をひきがちだ。
ふゆは、かぜをひきがちだ。
In winter, people tend to catch colds.
彼は、約束を忘れがちだ。
かれは、やくそくをわすれがちだ。
He tends to forget promises.
雨の日は、家にこもりがちになる。
あめのひは、いえにこもりがちになる。
On rainy days I tend to stay indoors.
忙しいと、食事が不規則になりがちだ。
いそがしいと、しょくじがふきそくになりがちだ。
When busy, meals tend to become irregular.

～やすい: やすい can describe something easy to do or happen in neutral ways; がち is usually undesirable.
～っぽい: っぽい is more casual.

Assuming it is always negative. がち usually describes undesirable tendencies, but it is not strictly limited to them.