FRIGHTFUL

atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly

(adjective) 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”

fearful, frightful

(adjective) extremely distressing; “fearful slum conditions”; “a frightful mistake”

frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous

(adjective) extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; “in a frightful hurry”; “spent a frightful amount of money”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

frightful (comparative more frightful, superlative most frightful)

(obsolete) Full of fright, whether

Afraid, frightened.

Timid, fearful, easily frightened.

Full of something causing fright, whether

Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.

(hyperbolic) Unpleasant, dreadful, awful (also used as an intensifier).

Synonyms

• See frightening

• See bad

Adverb

frightful (comparative more frightful, superlative most frightful)

(dialect) Frightfully; very.

Source: Wiktionary

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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.

– 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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