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frightful definition

fright·ful (frīt′fəl)

adjective

  1. causing fright; terrifying; alarming
  2. shocking; terrible
  3. Informal
    1. unpleasant; annoying
    2. great in a frightful hurry

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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