English-Thai Dictionary

frightful

ADJ น่าสะพรึงกลัว  น่ากลัว  น่าขนลุก  สยอง  สยองขวัญ  น่าหวาดเสียว  alarming frightening terrifying appealing attractive pleasant na-sa-prueng-klua

 

frightfulness

N ความ น่ากลัว สยองขวัญ  ความ น่ารังเกียจ  ความ น่าเบื่อหน่าย 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRIGHTFUL

a.Terrible; dreadful; exciting alarm; impressing terror; as a frightful chasm or precipice; a frightful tempest.

 

FRIGHTFULLY

adv. 1. Terribly; dreadfully; in a manner to impress terror and alarm; horribly.
2. Very disagreeably; shockingly. She looks frightfully to day.

 

FRIGHTFULNESS

n.The quality of impressing terror.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRIGHTFUL

FRIGHTFUL Fright "ful, a.

 

1. Full of fright; affrighted; frightened. [Obs. ] See how the frightful herds run from the wood. W. Browne.

 

2. Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance.

 

Syn. -- Terrible; dreadful; alarming; fearful; terrific; awful; horrid; horrible; shocking. -- Frightful, Dreadful, Awful. These words all express fear. In frightful, it is a sudden emotion; in dreadful, it is deeper and more prolonged; in awful, the fear is mingled with the emotion of awe, which subdues us before the presence of some invisible power. An accident may be frightful; the approach of death is dreadful to most men; the convulsions of the earthquake are awful.

 

FRIGHTFULLY

FRIGHTFULLY Fright "ful *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a frightful manner; to a frightful dagree.

 

FRIGHTFULNESS

FRIGHTFULNESS Fright "ful *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being frightful.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

frightful

fright ful |ˈfrītfəl ˈfraɪtfəl | ▶adjective very unpleasant, serious, or shocking: there's been a frightful accident. • informal used for emphasis, esp. of something bad: her hair was a frightful mess. DERIVATIVES fright ful ness noun

 

frightfully

fright ful ly |ˈfrītfəlē ˈfraɪtfəli | ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] Brit. dated very (used for emphasis ): it was frightfully hot | I'm frightfully sorry.

 

Oxford Dictionary

frightful

fright |ful |ˈfrʌɪtfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective chiefly Brit. very unpleasant, serious, or shocking: there's been a most frightful accident. • informal used for emphasis, especially of something bad: her hair was a frightful mess. DERIVATIVES frightfulness noun

 

frightfully

fright |ful ¦ly |ˈfrʌɪtfəli | ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] dated very (used for emphasis ): it was frightfully hot | I'm frightfully sorry.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

frightful

frightful adjective the house was in a frightful mess: horrible, horrific, ghastly, horrendous, serious, awful, dreadful, terrible, nasty, grim, dire, unspeakable; alarming, shocking, terrifying, harrowing, appalling, fearful; hideous, gruesome, grisly; informal horrid; formal grievous.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

frightful

frightful adjective 1 he had some frightful wounds: horrible, gruesome, grisly, ghastly, hideous, grim, revolting, repulsive, disgusting, horrendous, grievous, dreadful, terrible, nasty, dire, unspeakable; alarming, shocking, terrifying, harrowing, appalling, daunting, unnerving, fearful, fearsome; informal horrid, beastly; archaic or humorous parlous. ANTONYMS mild. 2 informal the children were making a frightful racket: awful, very bad, terrible, dreadful, appalling, ghastly, nasty, abominable; unpleasant, disagreeable, lamentable, deplorable, insufferable, unbearable, annoying, irritating; informal beastly, God-awful. ANTONYMS pleasant.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

frightful

fright ful /fráɪtf (ə )l /形容詞 1 ｟やや古 くだけて ｠不愉快な, 嫌な, わずらわしい ; ひどい ; 非常な ▸ have a frightful time つまらない時を過ごす, 不愉快な [ひどい ]目に遭う 2 恐ろしい, ぞっと [ぎょっと ]させる ; とても醜い ▸ a frightful accident 恐ろしい事故 ～ness 名詞

 

frightfully

fr í ght ful ly 副詞 1 ｟主に英 やや古 ｠ひどく, まったくもって (very ).2 恐ろしく, ぞっとするほど .