frightful

[Fright·ful]

Provoking horror

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Full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

Adjective S.
provoking horror; "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"

Adjective S.
extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst"

Adjective S.
extreme in degree; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"


a.
Full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

a.
Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance.


Frightful

Fright"ful , a. 1. Full of fright; affrighted; frightened. [Obs.]
See how the frightful herds run from the wood.
2. Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance. Syn. -- Terrible; dreadful; alarming; fearful; terrific; awful; horrid; horrible; shocking. -- Frightful, Dreadful, Awful. These words all express fear. In frightful, it is a sudden emotion; in dreadful, it is deeper and more prolonged; in awful, the fear is mingled with the emotion of awe, which subdues us before the presence of some invisible power. An accident may be frightful; the approach of death is dreadful to most men; the convulsions of the earthquake are awful.

Full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

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Usage Examples

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

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