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酷い — meaning in English

hidoi

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English meaning

  • cruel adj Deliberately causing pain or suffering to others, without mercy.
  • severe adjective Very bad, intense, or extreme.
  • terrible adj Very bad or unpleasant.

Senses

酷い is used for these senses in English:

  • cruel Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
  • severe Very bad or intense.
  • terrible Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
  • terrible Very bad; lousy.

severe — full definition

  1. adjective Very bad, intense, or extreme.
  2. adjective Strict, harsh, or unforgiving.
  3. adjective Plain and unadorned in appearance; austere.

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