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View synonyms for ˈfrightfully

ˈfrightfully

/ ˈfraɪtfəlɪ /

adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    I'm frightfully glad



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Example Sentences

Additionally, the hotel is only open from December through Easter – a period of time when the weather in Lech is frightfully cold.

On both occasions he received rousing ovations, and he seemed cheered by the applause, though he looked frightfully gaunt.

He was naturally frightfully upset about it, and a regular panic sprang up in the neighbourhood.

The news caused general concern throughout the house, and Ethne was frightfully upset.

(Looking from one to the other) Has anything else frightfully exciting happened to you since lunch?

When I entered his room at nine on the following morning he was frightfully pale, but seemed calm.

Large drops of perspiration stood on Jacob Worse's nose, as he lay back in his chair, with his mouth open, snoring frightfully.

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