frightful
Frightfully; veryFrightfully; very.
» This morning the weather is frightful.
Heute Morgen ist das Wetter fürchterlich. — al_ex_an_der
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1 senses(dialectal)Frightfully; very.
Examples
10 sentencesThis morning the weather is frightful.
deHeute Morgen ist das Wetter fürchterlich. — al_ex_an_der
I was filled with frightful sorrow for her.
It was frightful when my car skidded on the ice.
We made a frightful and bone-chilling discovery this morning.
The high percentage of oxygen allows insects to grow to frightful sizes.
ruВысокий процент кислорода позволяет насекомым вырастать до угрожающих размеров. — corvard
Origin
From Middle English frightful (“afraid”), from Old English forhtfull (“fainthearted, timorFrom Middle English frightful (“afraid”), from Old English forhtfull (“fainthearted, timorous”). Equivalent to fright + -ful.
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Forms
more frightful, most frightful| Comparative | more frightful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most frightful |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.