单词 | frightful |
释义 | frightful —frightfully, adv. —frightfulness, n. /fruyt"feuhl/, adj. 1. such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us. 2. horrible, shocking, or revolting: The storm did frightful damage. 3. Informal. unpleasant; disagreeable: We had a frightful time. 4. Informal. very great; extreme: That actor is very talented but a frightful ham. [1200-50; ME; see FRIGHT, -FUL] Syn. 1. fearful, awful. 2. hideous, dread, horrid, ghastly; gruesome. Ant. 1, 2. delightful. |
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