frightful.
Full of fright, whether
Meaning & usage
Full of fright, whether Afraid, frightened.
Full of fright, whether Timid, fearful, easily frightened.
Full of something causing fright, whether Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.
Full of something causing fright, whether Unpleasant, dreadful, awful (also used as an intensifier).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English frightful (“afraid”), from Old English forhtfull (“fainthearted, timorous”). Equivalent to fright + -ful.
Frightfully; very.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English frightful (“afraid”), from Old English forhtfull (“fainthearted, timorous”). Equivalent to fright + -ful.
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