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List of meaning for frightful

scary or fear-inducing

atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly(adj)

provoking horror

"an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"

frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous(adj)

extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

"in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"

fearful, frightful(adj)

extremely distressing

"fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"

causing fear

a frightful sound emanated from somewhere deep within the forest

extremely disturbing or repellent

I couldn't listen to the frightful details of the murder trial

extreme in degree, power, or effect

flew into a frightful fit of rage

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