いびせい

i-adjective

scary; frightening

Colloquial adjective used in far western Honshu dialects (e.g., parts of Chūgoku region). Equivalent to standard Japanese 怖い (こわい).

• あの話はなし、いびせいなあ。

  That story is scary, isn't it?

• 夜よ道みちを一人ひとりで歩あるくのはいびせい。

  Walking alone at night is scary.