Frightful - Definition

frightful

adj 1: 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" [syn: atrocious,
frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly]
2: extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; "in a
frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money" [syn:
frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous]
3: extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a
frightful mistake" [syn: fearful, frightful]

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