Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - frightful
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Frightful
frightful
~ adj 1 especially BrE unpleasant or bad (There's been a frightful accident on the motorway.) 2 BrE old-fashioned used to emphasize how bad something is (a frightful mess.) - frightfulness n
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1. Frightful means very bad or unpleasant. (OLD-FASHIONED) My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful. = terrible ADJ 2. Frightful is used to emphasize the extent or degree of something, usually something bad. (INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED) He got himself into a frightful muddle... = dreadful ADJ: ADJ n c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Date: 1607 1. causing intense fear or alarm ; terrifying 2. startling especially in being bad or objectionable a ~ novel 3. extreme ~ thirst • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 a dreadful, shocking, revolting. b ugly, hideous. 2 colloq. extremely bad (a frightful idea). 3 colloq. very great, extreme. Derivatives frightfully adv. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. страшный, ужасный frightful tempest —- страшная буря the battlefield was a frightful scene —- вид поля боя наводил ужас 2. разг. безобразный, уродливый frightful houses —- безобразные дома frightful dress —- безобразное платье 3. эмоц-усил. ужасный, страшный frightful noise —- ужасный шум he is a frightful bore —- скучнейший он человек ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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