弥いや

adverb

more and more; increasingly

Archaic adverb meaning 'more and more' or 'increasingly'. In modern Japanese, いよいよ is used instead. Found in classical texts.

See also: いよいよ

• 弥いや、弥いや、繁しげりに繁しげりて。

  More and more, increasingly abundant.

adverb

extremely; very

Only with reading いや

Archaic intensifier meaning 'extremely' or 'very', restricted to the reading いや. Not used in modern Japanese.

• いや遠とおくの国くにより来きたれり。

  He came from a very distant land.