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afright

afright is the alternative form of affright.

Meaning of affright

Adjective

affright (comparative more affright, superlative most affright)

  1. afraid; terrified; frightened
    • So that thou shalt not need I say, to feare or be affright, of all the shafts that Hie by day, nor terrours of the night.1641, The Whole Booke of Psalmes

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Forms of afright

comparativemore afright
superlativemost afright

Questions about afright

What is afright the alternative form of?
Afright is the alternative form of affright.

Words near afright in the dictionary

  1. Africs
  2. Africunt
  3. Africunts
  4. Afridi
  5. Afridis
  6. afright
  7. Afrihili
  8. afriit
  9. afriits
  10. Afrika
  11. Afrikaans

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