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A3 い-adjective

(むご)cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman, tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying

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    1. い-adjective

      1. 1.

        cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman

        Usually written using kana alone
      2. 2.

        tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    惨い 【むごい】酷い 【むごい】ムゴい

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    • (むご)()(かた)をした彼女(かのじょ)()(どく)です。

      I feel sorry for her who died in a cruel way.

    • (つま)(むご)言葉(ことば)をかけた(こと)後悔(こうかい)しています。

      I regret having spoken cruel words to my wife.

      • (ひと)(あや)めた(ひと)には(むご)()(かた)(あたい)すると(おも)っている。

        I think that a person who has killed another person deserves a cruel way to die.

      • (むご)事件(じけん)記事(きじ)()んでしまい、(こころ)がムカムカしてしまった。

        I read an article about a cruel incident, and it made me feel sick to my stomach.

      • 普段(ふだん)あんなに(やさ)しい彼女(かのじょ)がそんなに(むご)(こと)()うとは(おも)っていなかった。

        I never thought that she, who is usually so kind, would say something so cruel.

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