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   frightful

   /ˈfrʌɪtf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. very unpleasant, serious, or shocking: British "there's been a most frightful accident" Similar horriblegruesomegrislyghastlyhideousgrimrevoltingrepulsivedisgustinghorrendousgrievousdreadfulterriblenastydireunspeakablealarmingshockingterrifyingharrowingappallingdauntingunnervingfearfulfearsomeinformal:horridbeastlyarchaic, humorous:parlousOpposite mild
   • ▪ used for emphasis, especially of something bad: British "her hair was a frightful mess" Similar awfulvery badterribledreadfulappallingghastlynastyabominableunpleasantdisagreeablelamentabledeplorableinsufferableunbearableannoyingirritatinginformal:beastlygodawfulOpposite pleasant

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   • 1. frightfulness noun

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   • The meaning of frightfulness is the quality of being frightful. It is synonymous with ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness, and luridness. A quality of extreme unpleasantness, it is also referred to as awfulness, dreadfulness, horridness, or terribleness.

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   • 1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying. 2. Causing fright; terrifying. 3. Informal a. Excessive; extreme: a frightful liar. b. Disagreeable; distressing: frightful weather. fright′ful·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   The meaning of FRIGHTFUL is causing intense fear or alarm : terrifying. How to use frightful in a sentence.

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   Frightful definition: such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming. See examples of FRIGHTFUL used in a sentence.

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   1. adjective. Frightful means very bad or unpleasant. [old-fashioned] My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Frightful is used to emphasize the extent or degree of something, usually something bad. [informal, old-fashioned, emphasis] He got himself into a frightful muddle.

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   adj. 1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying. 2. Causing fright; terrifying. 3. Informal. a. Excessive; extreme: a frightful liar. b. Disagreeable; distressing: frightful weather. fright′ful·ly adv. fright′ful·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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