酷い (Hidoi) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “cruel, heartless, hard, harsh”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivecruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe
- i-adjectiveviolent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme
- i-adjectivevery bad; terrible; awful
- i-adjectiveexcessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
Examples
夕べはひどく冷えた。
There was heavy frost last night.
風邪がひどいのです。
I have a bad cold.
彼女はひどく泣いた。
She wept like anything.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).