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frightful

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfraɪtfʊl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfraɪtfəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(frīt′fəl)

fright•ful /ˈfraɪtfəl/USA pronunciation adj.

causing fright:a frightful explosion.
horrible or shocking:The storm did frightful damage.
Informal Termsunpleasant:We had a frightful time.
Informal Termsvery great;
extreme:That actor is a frightful ham.

fright•ful•ly, adv.

fright•ful (frīt′fəl),USA pronunciation adj.

such as to cause fright;
dreadful, terrible, or alarming:A frightful howl woke us.
horrible, shocking, or revolting:The storm did frightful damage.
Informal Termsunpleasant;
disagreeable:We had a frightful time.
Informal Termsvery great;
extreme:That actor is very talented but a frightful ham.

1200–50; Middle English; see fright, -ful

fright′ful•ly, adv.
fright′ful•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

frightful /ˈfraɪtfʊl/ adj

very alarming, distressing, or horrifying
unpleasant, annoying, or extreme: a frightful hurry

ˈfrightfulness n

'frightful' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Yggdrasil - dino- - dread - dreadful - formidable - ghastful - ghastly - grim - hideous - horrendous - horrible - immane - monstrous - terrible - terror

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