FRIGHTFULLY

terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully

(adverb) used as intensifiers; “terribly interesting”; “I’m awful sorry”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

frightfully (comparative more frightfully, superlative most frightfully)

In a frightful manner.

Very, extremely.

Source: Wiktionary


Fright"ful*ly, adv.

Definition: In a frightful manner; to a frightful dagree.

FRIGHTFUL

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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