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
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.