Frightful - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfraɪtfl|
Brit.
|ˈfraɪtfʊl|
adjective
- provoking horror (syn: atrocious, horrible, horrifying, ugly)
a frightful crime of decapitation
- extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact (syn: awful, terrible, tremendous)in a frightful hurry
spent a frightful amount of money
- extremely distressing (syn: fearful)spent a frightful amount of money
a frightful mistake
Extra examples
As he fell, he let out a frightful scream.
The children made a frightful mess of the kitchen.
Many critics have expressed shock at the song's frightful lyrics.
His business lead him to a frightful scandal.
There's been a frightful accident.
Her hair was a frightful mess.
The frightful precipitation of a railway train down a decline.
The Japanese masks were inventively frightful, like fearful dreams.
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