甚だしい

はなはだしい · hanahadashii · JLPT N2 · i-adj

extreme

はなはだ (very much) + しい (adjective ending) = extreme, excessive, terrible

はなはだ is an adverb meaning very much. Adding the adjective ending しい turns it into a word for something that goes past normal limits. Read it as hana-hada plus shii: very-much-ish.

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