甚だしい[はなはだしい] (hanahadashii)

extreme,excessive,terrible

  • JLPT N2
  • Pitch 5
  • #18974 most frequent

Meaning

甚だしい (はなはだしい, hanahadashii) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “extreme,excessive,terrible”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 7

文句もんくを 言いうなんて 失礼しつれいも 甚はなはだしい

It is outrageous of them to complain.

それは甚だしい偏見です。

That is an extreme prejudice.

あんなことを 彼女かのじょに 言いうなんて 非常識ひじょうしきも 甚はなはだしい。

It's quite absurd of you to tell her that sort of thing.

人間が「地球を救う」なんて言うのは、思い上がりも甚だしいと思う。

I think saying that people should "save the earth" is the height of hubris.