extremely; couldn't be more

限りだ expresses the speaker's extreme emotion. Attach it to an i-adjective, or a na-adjective with な. It conveys that one feels something to the highest possible degree, such as utterly lonely or delighted.

Examples

• 一人ひとりで過すごす正月しょうがつは、寂さびしい限かぎりだ。

  Hitori de sugosu shougatsu wa, sabishii kagiri da.

  Spending New Year's alone is utterly lonely.

• 君きみに再会さいかいできて、うれしい限かぎりだ。

  Kimi ni saikai dekite, ureshii kagiri da.

  I couldn't be happier to see you again.

Vocabulary in these examples

• 正月 New Year
• 寂しい lonely
• 君 you (casual)
• できる to be able to do

Related patterns · Extremity and degree

• 〜の極み the height of; the extreme of
• 〜の至り the height of; utmost
• 〜極まりない extremely; utterly
• 〜に堪えない cannot bear to; not worth
• 〜に足る worth; enough to