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Meaning of 'frightful'
Meaning of 'frightful' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Frightful 
[ a.]
- Full of fright; affrighted; frightened. [ a.]- Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance.
Meaning of 'frightful' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. frightful [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- provoking horror
- provoking horror
Example in sentence:
- a frightful crime of decapitation;
- an alarming, even horrifying, picture;
- an atrocious automobile accident;
- an ugly wound;
- war is beyond all words horrible
Meaning (2):
- extremely distressing
- extremely distressing
Example in sentence:
- a frightful mistake;
- fearful slum conditions
Meaning (3):
- extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
- extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
Example in sentence:
- in a frightful hurry;
- spent a frightful amount of money
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