FRIGHTFUL


Meaning of FRIGHTFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrīt-fəl ]

adjective

Date: 1607

1. : causing intense fear or alarm : terrifying

2. : startling especially in being bad or objectionable

a frightful novel

3. : extreme

frightful thirst

• fright·ful·ly -fə-lē adverb

• fright·ful·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.