JLPT N3 Intermediate
恐ろしい
Terrifying, dreadful, or frighteningly intense.
Readings
Other forms
恐ろしく adverb
恐ろしくない negative
恐ろしかった past
怖ろしい rare kanji
1 I-adjective
Frightening" / "Dreadful
Indicates an objective sense of terror or dread regarding a dangerous situation or impending consequence.
Example
A あの ウイルス は 恐ろしい 病気 を 引き起こす らしい よ 。
B それ は 大変 だ 。
[A:] I hear that virus causes a dreadful disease. [B:] That's terrible.
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2 I-adjective, Adverb (most common as 恐ろしく)
Amazingly" / "Incredibly
Functions as an intensifier to describe a degree so extreme that it is surprising or abnormal.
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