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Word entry · 9 letters

frightful

Best crossword clue

"Very scary"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɹaɪtfəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ffghilrtuStarts with FEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Filled answer is this word (FRIGHTFUL).

Definitions

  1. Very bad, frightening, or unpleasant.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Ðis frigtful ðus a-biden,
  • See how the frightful herds run from the wood.
  • 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.

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