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Webster 1913 Edition
Frightful
Fright′ful
,Adj.
1.
Full of fright; affrighted; frightened.
[Obs.]
See how the
frightful
herds run from the wood. W. Browne.
Syn. – Terrible; dreadful; alarming; fearful; terrific; awful; horrid; horrible; shocking.
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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. Webster 1828 Edition
Frightful
FRIGHTFUL
,Adj.