Definition of FRIGHTFUL

frightful

Adjective Satellite

  • provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill
    • "a frightful crime of decapitation"
  • extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
    • "in a frightful hurry"
    • "spent a frightful amount of money"
  • extremely distressing
    • "a frightful mistake"

Adj

  • Full of fright, whether
  • Afraid, frightened.
  • Full of fright, whether
  • Timid, fearful, easily frightened.
  • Full of something causing fright, whether
  • Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.
  • Full of something causing fright, whether
  • Unpleasant, dreadful, awful (also used as an intensifier).

Adv

  • Frightfully; very.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English frightful (“afraid”), from Old English forhtfull (“fainthearted, timorous”). Equivalent to fright + -ful.

Scrabble Score: 19

frightful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
frightful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frightful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

frightful: valid Words With Friends Word