frightfully
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈfɹaɪtfəli/ / /ˈfɹaɪtfli/ / /-ɪ/
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English frightful Middle English -ly English -ly English frightfully From frightful + -ly.
- In a frightful manner.
- Very, extremely.
“It all went frightfully quickly.”
“Millicent married Creake after a very short engagement. It was a frightfully subdued wedding—more like a funeral to me.”