frightful
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈfɹaɪtfəl/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English frightful (“afraid”), from Old English forhtfull (“fainthearted, timorous”). Equivalent to fright + -ful.
- Full of fright, whether
“Ðis frigtful ðus a-biden,”
- Full of fright, whether
“See how the frightful herds run from the wood.”
- Full of something causing fright, whether
- Full of something causing fright, whether
“Francis Urquhart: What a frightful little man. Where do they find them these days? Tim Stamper: God knows. If I had a dog like that, I'd shoot it. Francis Urquhart: Well, yes. Quite.”
adv
Etymology: From Middle English frightful (“afraid”), from Old English forhtfull (“fainthearted, timorous”). Equivalent to fright + -ful.
- Frightfully; very.
“You had a lot of frightful good quotes. You must know half the books that there are.”
“It's a frightful long time, and I don't get many letters from him.”