Pronunciations (5)
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/ˈfɹaɪtfəli/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈfɹaɪtfli/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈfɹaɪtfəli/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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ˈfɹaɪtfəli
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- GB
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ˈfɹaɪtfəli
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- US
Adverb
In a frightful manner.
Very, extremely.
Usage- Colloquial
- Dated
- Examples
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It all went frightfully quickly.
Millicent married Creake after a very short engagement. It was a frightfully subdued wedding—more like a funeral to me.
More examples (1)
"Really!" he said, collapsing into lassitude. "It's too frightfully hot for singing."
Adverb
used as intensifiers
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terribly interesting
I'm awful sorry