frightfully

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
24
Words With Friends
26
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈfɹaɪtfəli/
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/ˈfɹaɪtfəli/ · /ˈfɹaɪtfli/ · /-ɪ/

Definition of frightfully

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a frightful manner.
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adv

  1. In a frightful manner.
  2. (colloquial, dated)Very, extremely.
    “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.”
    “"Really!" he said, collapsing into lassitude. "It's too frightfully hot for singing."”

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Etymology

From frightful + -ly.

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