frightful

IPA(Pronunciation)

Adjective

obsolete excessive

Japanese Meaning

恐ろしい、怖い / 臆病な、おどおどした / 実際に非常に恐ろしい、ぞっとさせる / (誇張表現として)ものすごく不快、ひどく悪い、酷い

The frightful kitten trembled and clung to its mother during the thunderstorm.

怖がっている子猫は雷雨の間、震えて母猫にしがみついた。

Sense（1）

Afraid, frightened.

Ðis frigtful ðus a-biden,

Quiles ðis daiȝes for ben gliden.

Sense（2）

Timid, fearful, easily frightened.

See how the frightful herds run from the wood.

Sense（3）

Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.

Sense（4）

(hyperbolic) 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.

more frightful

（ comparative ）

most frightful

（ superlative ）