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Frightful

Frightful Definition And Meaning
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.

Frightful Definition And Meaning

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"

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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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