 frightful |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] provoking horror | |
| Synonyms: | horrible horrifying ugly atrocious | |
| Examples: | "an atrocious automobile accident" "a frightful crime of decapitation" "an alarming, even horrifying, picture" "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill "an ugly wound" |
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| Related terms: | alarming | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (informal) extreme in degree | |
| Examples: | "in a frightful hurry" "spent a frightful amount of money" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism extraordinary | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] extremely distressing | |
| Synonyms: | terrible fearful | |
| Examples: | "fearful slum conditions" "a frightful mistake" "suffered terrible thirst" |
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| Related terms: | bad | |
| Similar spelling: |
frightfully fright freight fraught frighten freighter frighten_off frightened freightage frightening frigate freight_car Fregata |
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