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English adjective: frightful | |||
| 1. | frightful provoking horror | ||
| Samples | An atrocious automobile accident. A frightful crime of decapitation. An alarming, even horrifying, picture. War is beyond all words horrible. An ugly wound. | ||
| Synonyms | atrocious, horrible, horrifying, ugly | ||
| Similar | alarming | ||
| Antonyms | unalarming | ||
| 2. | frightful extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact | ||
| Samples | In a frightful hurry. Spent a frightful amount of money. | ||
| Synonyms | awful, terrible, tremendous | ||
| Similar | extraordinary | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | ordinary | ||
| 3. | frightful extremely distressing | ||
| Samples | Fearful slum conditions. A frightful mistake. | ||
| Synonyms | fearful | ||
| Similar | bad | ||
| Antonyms | good | ||
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