酷い

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 酷い（ひどい） describes an extremely bad condition or judges behavior as harsh or unjust.
• Basic usage: 風が酷かった describes severe wind; 酷い言い方 refers to a hurtful way of speaking.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Adjective forms
  • The past form is 酷かった, and the adverbial form is 酷く.