fright·ful /ˈfraɪtfəl/
(a.)可怕的,驚人的,非常的
Fright·ful a.
1. Full of fright; affrighted; frightened. [Obs.]
See how the frightful herds run from the wood. --W. Browne.
2. Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance.
Syn: -- Terrible; dreadful; alarming; fearful; terrific; awful; horrid; horrible; shocking.
Usage: -- Frightful, Dreadful, Awful. These words all express fear. In frightful, it is a sudden emotion; in dreadful, it is deeper and more prolonged; in awful, the fear is mingled with the emotion of awe, which subdues us before the presence of some invisible power. An accident may be frightful; the approach of death is dreadful to most men; the convulsions of the earthquake are awful.
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frightful
adj 1: 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" [syn: atrocious,
horrifying, horrible, ugly]
2: extreme in degree; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a
frightful amount of money"
3: extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a
frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst" [syn: fearful,
terrible]