frightful

AdjektivAdverbin Dialogen belegt

//ˈfɹaɪtfəl//

Full of something causing fright, whether Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.

Adjektiv

1
veraltetFull of fright, whether Afraid, frightened.
Ðis frigtful ðus a-biden,
2
veraltetFull of fright, whether Timid, fearful, easily frightened.
See how the frightful herds run from the wood.
3
Full of something causing fright, whether Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.
4
Full of something causing fright, whether Unpleasant, dreadful, awful (also used as an intensifier).
Francis Urquhart: What a frightful little man. Where do they find them these days? Tim Stamper: God knows. If I had a dog like that, I'd shoot it. Francis Urquhart: Well, yes. Quite.

Herkunft

From Middle English frightful (“afraid”), from Old English forhtfull (“fainthearted, timorous”). Equivalent to fright + -ful.

Adverb

1
Frightfully; very.
You had a lot of frightful good quotes. You must know half the books that there are.
It's a frightful long time, and I don't get many letters from him.
But we ain't found a soul what knows you, honey-love, I am so frightful sorry to say.

Formen

Komparativ: more frightful
Superlativ: most frightful

frighten · To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or…frightened · Afraid; suffering from fear.frightening · Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.

frightful · Full of something causing fright, whether Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.

frigid · Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.fringe · A decorative border.Frisbee · A trademarked brand name of disc-shaped gliding toy.

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