- i-adjective great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary
- distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous
- usually in kana awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe
- usually in kana tiring; tough; hard
- adverb, usually in kana, Kansai-ben very; extremely
偉い
えらい
great
Meanings
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偉そうにすみません。 I'm sorry for being so bossy. #3554402
偉そうなこと言ってごめん。 I'm sorry for sounding arrogant. #3649801
昔１人の偉い王様が住んでいた。 Once there lived a great king. #142449
偉そうな口をたたくな。 Don't sass me. #2125067
お前、随分偉そうだな。 You're so bossy. #2216639
吹雪でえらい目に遭った。 We had a terrible time in the blizzard. #74803