凄い — meaning in English

English meaning

• amazing adj Causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.
• great adj Very large in size, extent, or degree.
• wicked adj Morally bad; evil or cruel.

Senses

凄い is used for these senses in English:

• amazing Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
• great (informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. [from 1848]
• wicked (slang) Excellent; awesome; masterful.

amazing — full definition

1. adj Causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.
2. adj Extremely good or impressive.

great — full definition

1. adj Very large in size, extent, or degree.
2. adj Excellent or very good.
3. adj Important or highly significant.
4. adj Used before "grand-" to add an extra generation of family relationship.

Related Japanese words