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English adjective: frightful

1. frightful provoking horror


SamplesAn atrocious automobile accident.
A frightful crime of decapitation.
An alarming, even horrifying, picture.
War is beyond all words horrible.
An ugly wound.


Synonymsatrocious, horrible, horrifying, ugly


Similaralarming


Antonymsunalarming

2. frightful extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact


SamplesIn a frightful hurry.
Spent a frightful amount of money.


Synonymsawful, terrible, tremendous


Similarextraordinary


Domain usagecolloquialism


Antonymsordinary

3. frightful extremely distressing


SamplesFearful slum conditions.
A frightful mistake.


Synonymsfearful


Similarbad


Antonymsgood









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