でかいdekai

1. i-adjectivehuge; big; enormous
   こんなデカイのがチャリの荷台にだいに乗のるわけないだろ。↗

   There's no way one that big is going to go on a bike's luggage rest.

• Synonym大きいおおきいNeutralThe neutral, all-purpose word for big; fits any situation. 「でかい」 is colloquial slang with a rough edge.
• SynonymおっきいCasualA colloquial variant of 「大きい」, common in relaxed everyday talk with a softer feel; 「でかい」 sounds rougher and can come across as rude.
• Synonym巨大きょだいWrittenA written-style na-adjective for something very large, common in articles and reports; 「でかい」 is colloquial and less extreme in degree.
• SynonymどでかいCasualDials 「でかい」 up a notch: something exceptionally huge. Stronger than 「でかい」 and, like it, strictly colloquial.
• Synonym馬鹿でかいばかでかいCasualSuggests a size so big it is absurd, with deliberate exaggeration; stronger than 「でかい」 and 「どでかい」 in stressing how out of the ordinary it is.
• Related膨大ぼうだいWrittenWritten-style, mostly for vast amounts — data, materials, costs, as in 「膨大なデータ」. 「でかい」 is colloquial and out of place in formal writing.
• Related大規模だいきぼWrittenWritten-style for large scale, as in 「大規模な工事」, used in formal description; in speech 「でかい仕事」 can also convey large scale.
• AntonymちっせえCasualCrude slang for 「小さい」, the rough-spoken opposite of 「でかい」 on the size scale; matches it in rough register.

For big in casual speech, 「でかい」 adds a rough, slangy feel; use 「大きい」 as the safe default. Go stronger with 「どでかい」 or 「馬鹿でかい」. For huge amounts use 「膨大」, for large scale 「大規模」.

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1. 大おおきい。