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
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).
• See frightening
• See bad
frightful (comparative more frightful, superlative most frightful)
(dialect) Frightfully; very.
Source: Wiktionary
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
30 June 2025
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
