frightful

Definition of frightful in English English dictionary: Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance; : Full of fright; affrighted; frightened
See how the frightful herds run from the wood. W. Browne.; apt to induce terror or alarm; Full of fright; affrighted; frightened. [Obs.]; extreme in degree; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"; extreme in degree; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money; 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"; extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst"; Full of fright; affrighted; frightened; emphasis Frightful is used to emphasize the extent or degree of something, usually something bad. He got himself into a frightful muddle = dreadful; {s} scary, terrifying; dreadful, terrible; shocking; unpleasant, annoying (Slang); Frightful means very bad or unpleasant. My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful. = terrible; effrayable
fright: A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm
fright: Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion
Her maids were old, and if she took a new one, / You might be sure she was a perfect fright; / She did this during even her husband's life— / I recommend as much to every wife.
fright: to frighten
fright: {i} sudden fear, sudden terror; horror, something scary or frightening
fright: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
fright: Fright is a sudden feeling of fear, especially the fear that you feel when something unpleasant surprises you. The steam pipes rattled suddenly, and Franklin uttered a shriek and jumped with fright The birds smashed into the top of their cages in fright To hide my fright I asked a question
fright: If a person or animal takes fright at something, they are suddenly frightened by it, and want to run away or to stop doing what they are doing. An untrained horse had taken fright at the sound of gunfire When costs soared, the studio took fright and recalled the company from Rome
fright: A fright is an experience which makes you suddenly afraid. The snake picked up its head and stuck out its tongue which gave everyone a fright The last time you had a real fright, you nearly crashed the car. = scare
fright: To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare
fright: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
frightfully: very
frightfully: In a frightful manner; to a frightful dagree
frightfully: In a frightful manner
frightfully: very much, dreadfully; in a terrible manner, horribly
frightfully: used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"
frightfully: Very, extremely
frightfulness: {i} dreadfulness, awfulness; quality of being frightening or horrifying
frightfulness: The quality of being frightful