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frightful

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fright⋅ful

  [frahyt-fuhl]
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–adjective
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.
Origin:
1200–50; ME; see fright, -ful

Related forms:
fright⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
fright⋅ful⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. fearful, awful. 2. hideous, dread, horrid, ghastly; gruesome.

Antonyms:
1, 2. delightful.
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fright·ful   (frīt'fəl)   
adj.  

  1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.

  2. Causing fright; terrifying.

  3. Informal

    1. Excessive; extreme: a frightful liar.

    2. Disagreeable; distressing: frightful weather.

fright'ful·ly adv., fright'ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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