extraordinarily; extremely; absurdly
Adverbial use meaning 'to an extreme degree', often with a nuance of being unreasonably or absurdly so. Common in casual speech.
It's awfully hot today, isn't it?
He was an extraordinarily strong opponent.
extraordinary; outrageous; absurd
Dated adjectival use describing something as extreme, unreasonable, or beyond normal limits. Rare in modern Japanese.
That's an outrageous story.
unconditioned dharma
Buddhist term referring to the unconditioned, beyond cause and effect. Technical and rare outside religious contexts.
In Buddhism, 滅法 refers to a truth beyond causality.
reckless; blindly; at random
very lovely; extremely nice; absolutely wonderful
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 滅法 is rare and mainly seen in older or Buddhist contexts.
Kanji form; rarely used in modern writing except in Buddhist or literary contexts.
Originally a Buddhist term (滅法, 'extinguishing dharma' or 'unconditioned'), later used in secular language to mean 'extreme' or 'absurd'. The exact semantic shift is uncertain.