酷い

ひどい

terrible, cruel

Mnemonic

酉 a wine jar, and everything too strong that ever came out of one. The review does not say the food was poor. It calls it hideous, and it names the chef: ひどい.

Worth knowing

Usually written in kana. Covers awful and cruel both, from the weather to what somebody said to you.

Built from

酷

cruel, harsh

酉 a wine jar on the left and the strength of what comes out of it. Too much of anything.

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