Defenition of the word frightful

• Defenition of the word frightful

  • 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"
  • (informal) 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
  • extremely distressing
  • extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

Synonyms for the word frightful

• • appalling
  • atrocious
  • dreadful
  • fearful
  • fearsome
  • horrible
  • horrifying
  • terrible
  • ugly
  • unpleasant

Similar words in the frightful

• • alarming
  • bad
  • extraordinary
  • frightful
  • frightfully

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