frightful
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(satellite adjective) (informal) extreme in degree; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money" |
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(satellite 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" |
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Synonyms: atrocious, horrible, horrifying, ugly |
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(satellite adjective) extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst" |
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Synonyms: fearful, terrible |
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