Associations to the word «Frightful»
Noun
- Rapidity
- Precipice
- Convulsion
- Shriek
- Chasm
- Ferocity
- Grimace
- Yell
- Catastrophe
- Uproar
- Carnage
- Tumult
- Abyss
- Fiend
- Roaring
- Visage
- Tarzan
- Medusa
- Agony
- Shudder
- Spectacle
- Apparition
- Howl
- Roar
- Torment
- Blasphemy
- Calamity
- Suffering
- Havoc
- Ordeal
- Misery
- Sudden
- Tempest
- Torture
- Ape
- Delirium
- Scream
- Terror
- Desolation
- Dread
- Howling
- Peril
- Wretch
- Stench
- Anguish
- Menace
- Spectre
- Talon
- Misfortune
- Countenance
- Fang
- Nightmare
- Groan
- Fright
- Apprehension
- Shock
- Despair
- Din
- Rage
- Malady
- Spasm
- Gaping
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
FRIGHTFUL, adjective. (obsolete): Full of fright; affrighted; frightened.
FRIGHTFUL, adjective. Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance.
FRIGHTFUL, adjective. Used as an intensifier
Dictionary definition
FRIGHTFUL, adjective. 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, adjective. Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money".
FRIGHTFUL, adjective. Extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.