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おそろしい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
If that is true, it is a very dreadful thing.
2. surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing
often as 恐ろしく
Even so, it is terribly boring.
Alt. forms
恐おそろしい
88%
おそろしい
8%
怖おそろしい
3%
畏おそろしい
Pitch accent
お
そろし
い
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Used in: 1006
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
vaguely frightening; somehow terrifying; spooky
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
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Examples (44 in total)
Ugh, how frightening, how frightening.
Oh, how awful!
Talent is terrifying.
She was trembling with fear.
I suddenly became terrified.
It was a terrible accident.
Even so, it is terribly boring.
You know how terrifying nuclear weapons are.
She trembled with fear.
She was afraid to travel alone.
His anger was terrible to see.
That fact is the most terrifying of all.
A terrible thing happened last week.
The interior is also made up of nothing but tremendously luxurious things.
A dreadful accident happened on the corner.
The scene of the traffic accident was a horrible sight.
I had a feeling that something dreadful was happening.
There is nothing scarier than death.
They say there are terrifying demons in hell.
I don't like scary movies.
A beautiful woman with a blank expression is quite a terrifying thing.
Isn't it a tremendously labor-intensive task?
It is so dreadful that I don't want to think of it.
A fearful thought entered my mind.
The humming is terribly out of tune.
If that is true, it is a very dreadful thing.
Their so-called boss seems to be a rather terrifying person.
His speech got awfully boring.
I have a feeling that something dreadful is going to happen.
It seems they well understand the terrifying nature of resentment over food.
She fainted when she heard the terrible news.
Fear crept into my heart and settled there.
The timid soldier was tormented by terrible nightmares.
The prisoners were treated with monstrous cruelty.
The real war is much more horrible than this story.
I was more than surprised at the terrible sight.
And then he said this, in a voice so bright and clear it was frightening.
Immediately she heard his voice, she trembled with fear.
The other day something horrible happened in a Tokyo suburb.
Water is the source of life and sometimes causes terrible disasters.
The other day, something horrible happened in the busy square.
This handmade Italian-made titanium bicycle is terribly light.
It was terribly cold last night.
I had a dreadful dream last night.