About The Word Frightful
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Frightful
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What's The Definition Of Frightful?
[adj] 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"
[adj] extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst" [adj] (informal) extreme in degree; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money" Synonyms | Synonyms for Frightful: alarming | atrocious | bad | extraordinary | fearful | horrible | horrifying | terrible | ugly Related Terms | Find terms related to Frightful: abhorrent | abominable | alarming | appalling | atrocious | awful | awing | chilling | daunting | deadly | deterrent | deterring | disagreeable | disconcerting | discouraging | disheartening | dismaying | disquieting | dreadful | fearful | fear-inspiring | fearsome | forbidding | formidable | foul | frightening | ghastly | grisly | gruesome | hideous | horrendous | horrible | horrid | horrific | horrifying | howling | loathsome | lurid | macabre | nasty | nauseating | nauseous | offensive | overawing | repelling | repugnant | repulsive | revolting | rousing | scaring | scary | shocking | startling | terrible | terrific | thumping | ugly | unspeakable | vile | whacking See Also | Frightful In Webster's Dictionary \Fright"ful\, a.
1. Full of fright; affrighted; frightened. [Obs.]
See how the frightful herds run from the wood. --W.
Browne.
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.
Usage: {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.
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