frightful 的定义
- such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
- horrible, shocking, or revolting: The storm did frightful damage.
- Informal. unpleasant; disagreeable: We had a frightful time.
- Informal. very great; extreme: That actor is very talented but a frightful ham.
frightful 近义词
offensive
更多frightful例句
- Other properties aim to appeal to travelers by promoting safe indoor activities when the weather outside is frightful.
- However frightful Nader found it, the concept intrigued him that “convergence” could be found among disparate groups.
- All these frightful trends are already emerging—and they will accelerate every day that the diplomatic wrangling continues.
- When the weather outside is frightful, board a plane and head to Florida.
- Today, it's worlds away from the cruel and frightful bigotry of that time.
- She looked from the picture to her daughter, with a frightful glare, in their before mild aspect.
- The darkness, or rather the general misapprehension, which prevails on this subject, is a frightful source of disease and misery.
- But, though defeated, he showed his spirit by keeping up a frightful barking.
- Most of the young fellows around here are in the Army, and the older men are frightful old fossils.
- Till lately they have died in a proportion frightful compared with their numbers.