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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈfrightfully /ˈfraɪtfəlɪ/ adv - (intensifier): I'm frightfully glad
fright•ful /ˈfraɪtfəl/USA pronunciation adj. - causing fright:a frightful explosion.
- horrible or shocking:The storm did frightful damage.
- Informal Termsunpleasant:We had a frightful time.
- Informal Termsvery great;
extreme:That actor is a frightful ham.
fright•ful•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fright•ful (frīt′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. - such as to cause fright;
dreadful, terrible, or alarming:A frightful howl woke us. - horrible, shocking, or revolting:The storm did frightful damage.
- Informal Termsunpleasant;
disagreeable:We had a frightful time. - Informal Termsvery great;
extreme:That actor is very talented but a frightful ham.
- 1200–50; Middle English; see fright, -ful
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . fearful, awful.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . hideous, dread, horrid, ghastly; gruesome.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . delightful.
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