frightful

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(frīt'fəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
  2. Causing fright; terrifying.
  3. Informal.
    1. Excessive; extreme: a frightful liar.
    2. Disagreeable; distressing: frightful weather.
frightfully fright'ful·ly adv.
frightfulness fright'ful·ness n.

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adj

Definition: offensive
Antonyms: delightful, gentle, inoffensive, nice

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Frightful

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - frygtelig, rædselsfuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
angstaanjagend, afschuwelijk (lelijk etc.), vreselijk (zeer)

Français (French)
adj. - effroyable, épouvantable, affreux, terrible, (GB) vraiment dérangeant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - furchtbar, schrecklich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τρομακτικός, τρομερός, φοβερός, φρικτός

Italiano (Italian)
spaventoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - horroroso

Русский (Russian)
страшный, ужасный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - aterrador, pavoroso, terrorífico, espantoso, horroroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förskräckligt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
可怕的, 非常的, 惊人的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可怕的, 非常的, 驚人的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소름 끼치는, 무서운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 恐ろしい, ひどい, いやな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرعب , مخيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפחיד, נורא, מזעזע, מכוער, גרוע (מדוברת), עצום (מדוברת)‬


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