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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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