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frightfuller

frightfuller is the comparative form of frightful.

Meaning of frightful

Adjective

frightful (comparative more frightful, superlative most frightful)

  1. (obsolete) Afraid, frightened.
    • Ðis frigtful ðus a-biden,c. 1250, Genesis and Exodus, line 3459
  2. (obsolete) Timid, fearful, easily frightened.
    • See how the frightful herds run from the wood.1613, William Browne, Britannia's Pastorals
  3. Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.
  4. (excessive) Unpleasant, dreadful, awful (also used as an intensifier).
    • 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.1990, House of Cards, season 1, episode 1

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Questions about frightfuller

What is frightfuller the comparative form of?
Frightfuller is the comparative form of frightful.

Words near frightfuller in the dictionary

  1. frightfest
  2. frightfests
  3. frightful
  4. Frightful Five
  5. frightfull
  6. frightfuller
  7. frightfully
  8. frightfulness
  9. frightfulnesses
  10. frighting
  11. frightings

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