すさまじい
Susamajii
Other forms: 凄じい
凄まじい (Susamajii) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “terrible, dreadful, awful, horrible”.
Meanings
- i-adjectiveterrible; dreadful; awful; horrible; ghastly
- i-adjectivetremendous; terrific; enormous; prodigious; stupendous; amazing
- i-adjectiveappalling; shocking; staggering; absurd
Examples
当時の農家の暴利はすさまじかった。
The bloated profits of farmers at the time were something again.
国内市場の競争はすさまじいものです。
Competition in the domestic market is cutthroat.
木がすさまじい音を立てて倒れるのが聞こえた。
We heard the tree fall with a crash.
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