FRIGHTENINGLY

frighteningly, scarily

(adverb) in an alarming manner; “the disturbing thing about the Minister’s behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

frighteningly (comparative more frighteningly, superlative most frighteningly)

In a frightening or terrifying manner.

Very; beyond usual expectation so as to cause surprise or concern.

Synonyms

• (in a frightening manner): terrifyingly

• (beyond usual expectation): surprisingly

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 October 2024

GRIEVOUS

(adjective) causing or marked by grief or anguish; “a grievous loss”; “a grievous cry”; “her sigh was heartbreaking”; “the heartrending words of Rabin’s granddaughter”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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