途方もない
とほうもない
i-adjective
extraordinary; outrageous; enormous
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 途方もない | 途方もなくない |
| Past | 途方もなかった | 途方もなくなかった |
| て form | 途方もなくて | 途方もなくなくて |
| Adverbial | 途方もなく | — |
| Conditional ば | 途方もなければ | 途方もなくなければ |
| Conditional たら | 途方もなかったら | 途方もなくなかったら |
1.
extraordinary; enormous; immense
Describes something so large, extreme, or far-reaching that it is beyond normal scale or expectation.
Describes something so extreme in scale or so unreasonable that it defies normal expectations.
Forms
Usage
Sense 1 (enormous) is more common than sense 2 (absurd). The adverbial form 途方もなく is especially frequent.
Related words
途方に暮れる means "to be at a loss" or "to be bewildered." It shares the 途方 element but has a completely different meaning — 途方 here means "way/method," so "to have no way forward."
Similar words
Related Words
Compare:
とんでもない (outrageous, unthinkable)
Compare:
莫大 (enormous)
Compare:
べらぼう (ridiculously)
Compare:
法外 (outrageous)