|
|
fright·ful
 frightful
- pronunciation:
- fraIt
f
 l
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
terrible or frightening.
Her husband has a frightful temper.Out of the lake came a frightful monster.- similar words:
- dire, dread, dreadful, ghastly, gruesome, horrendous, macabre
|
| definition 2: |
shocking or awful.
The surgeon had once made the frightful mistake of operating on the wrong leg.There has been a frightful rise in the price of heating oil.- similar words:
- appalling, ghastly, gruesome, horrendous, horrible, lurid, monstrous
|
| related words: |
abominable, formidable, hideous, monstrous |
| derivations: |
frightfully (adv.), frightfulness (n.) |
|
|