酷い

ひどい · also ヒドイ、ヒドい、ひでー、ひでえ、ひでぇ

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh

JLPT N1 common word Also written 非道い

Meaning

adj-i
cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe
adj-i
violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme
adj-i
very bad; terrible; awful
adj-i
excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

Example sentences

勝負をしましょう。より酷い暴言を吐いた方が勝ちです。

Let's have a contest. The side to come up with the worst insult wins.
納豆の匂いは酷いけれど味は最高。

"Natto" smells awful but tastes terrific.
神戸の荒廃は、私が想像していたとおり酷いものであった。

The devastation in Kobe was as terrible as I had imagined.