極まりない
(Kiwamarinai)
extremely / in the extreme.
Connection rules
- ＋na-adj root + 極まる or 極まりない. Both forms mean 'extremely'.
- ＋Literary intensifier — formal / written register.
- ＋Curiously, both positive 極まる and negative 極まりない mean the same thing — 'extreme'.
Examples
1.
彼の態度は失礼極まりない。
Kare no taido wa shitsurei kiwamarinai.
His attitude is extremely rude.
「extremely / in the extreme」
2.
危険極まる状況だった。
Kiken kiwamaru joukyou da ta.
It was an extremely dangerous situation.
「extremely / in the extreme」
Practice
His way of speaking is extremely unpleasant.
彼の話し方は、___。
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