frightful
11frightful — adjective Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance. We wasted a frightful amount of money on renovations. Syn: terrible, dreadful, alarming, fearful,… …
12frightful — adjective Date: 1607 1. causing intense fear or alarm ; terrifying 2. startling especially in being bad or objectionable < a frightful novel > 3. extreme < frightful thirst > • frightfully adverb • frightfulness …
13frightful — fright|ful [ˈfraıtfəl] adj old fashioned especially BrE 1.) unpleasant or bad = ↑awful, terrible ↑terrible ▪ There s been a frightful accident. 2.) used to emphasize how bad something is = ↑awful, terrible ↑terrible ▪ Her hair was a frightful… …
14frightful — adjective 1 especially BrE unpleasant or bad: There s been a frightful accident on the motorway. 2 BrE old fashioned used to emphasize how bad something is: a frightful mess. frightfulness noun (U) …
15frightful — /ˈfraɪtfəl / (say fruytfuhl) adjective 1. such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming. 2. horrible, shocking, or revolting. 3. unpleasant; disagreeable: we had a frightful time. 4. Colloquial (an intensifier): a frightful lot.… …
16frightful — adj. Frightful is used with these nouns: ↑racket …
17frightful — adjective 1》 very unpleasant, serious, or shocking. 2》 informal terrible; awful: her hair was a frightful mess. Derivatives frightfully adverb frightfulness noun …
18frightful — adjective the house was in a frightful mess Syn: horrible, horrific, ghastly, horrendous, serious, awful, dreadful, terrible, nasty, grim, dire, unspeakable; alarming, shocking, terrifying, harrowing, appalling, fearful; …
19frightful — [ˈfraɪtf(ə)l] adj informal old fashioned extremely serious or unpleasant a frightful headache[/ex] …
20frightful — adj. 1 a dreadful, shocking, revolting. b ugly, hideous. 2 colloq. extremely bad (a frightful idea). 3 colloq. very great, extreme. Derivatives: frightfully adv …
