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.
Synonyms
atrocious, awful, fearful, horrible, horrifying, terrible, tremendous, ugly, bad, frightening
Scrabble Score: 19
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