頗
頗: very
very; exceedingly; biased
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Kunすこぶる・かたよる
頗る (すこぶる) is a formal, slightly old-fashioned 'extremely'; 偏頗 (へんぱ) means partiality or bias.
Key words
頗るすこぶるextremely; exceedingly
偏頗へんぱpartiality; unfairness
Example sentences
今日は朝から頗る調子がいい。
I've been in excellent form since this morning.
審判の偏頗な判定に、観客から大きな不満の声が上がった。
The fans loudly protested the referee's biased call.
彼の演奏は頗る評判が良く、ホールはいつも満席になった。
His performances were extremely well received, and the hall was always full.