目(め)まぐるしい

めまぐるしい
adjective (i-adjective)
dizzying, hectic, rapid
1. dizzying, hectic, rapidly changing
Describes something changing so quickly or frequently that it is hard to keep up with. Often used for situations, environments, or pace of change.
目(め)まぐるしい変化(へんか)。
Dizzying change.
今日(きょう)は目(め)まぐるしく忙(いそが)しい一日(いちにち)だった。
Today was a hectically busy day.
テクノロジーの進歩(しんぽ)は目(め)まぐるしく、数年前(すうねんまえ)の常識(じょうしき)がもう通用(つうよう)しない。
Technological progress is so rapid that common knowledge from just a few years ago no longer applies.

FORMS:

  • Adnominal: 目(め)まぐるしい + noun
  • Adverbial: 目(め)まぐるしく
  • Predicate: 目(め)まぐるしい

USAGE:
The adverbial form 目(め)まぐるしく is very common. Often used with 変化(へんか) (change), 展開(てんかい) (development), or 動(うご)く (to move).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 目(め)まぐるしい変化(へんか): dizzying change
  • 目(め)まぐるしい展開(てんかい): rapid development
  • 目(め)まぐるしく変(か)わる: to change rapidly
  • 目(め)まぐるしい一日(いちにち): a hectic day

ETYMOLOGY:
Related to 目(め)が回(まわ)る (eyes spin, to feel dizzy). Conveys the sense of things moving so fast one can barely follow.

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