frightfully

/ˈfɹaɪtfəɫi/ adv

Very, extremely.

Word Origin Fright comes from Old English fyrhto, from Proto-Germanic furhtō 'fear'. The -ful suffix means 'full of', so frightful is full of fright. -ly makes it an adverb. The root *perk- also gives us fear (via a different path). The -ful suffix is from fullaz 'full', and -ly from līkam 'body, form' (like -like). So frightfully means in a way that fills you with fear.

adv Very, extremely.

The concert was frightfully loud, but incredibly exciting.

(副词) 极其;非常;十分;特别;极度 【极其;非常】

音乐会非常吵闹,但也极其激动人心。

(adverbio) terriblemente; sumamente; extremadamente; increíblemente; asombrosamente [Muy, extremadamente.]

El concierto estuvo terriblemente ruidoso, pero increíblemente emocionante.

(adverbe) extrêmement; vraiment; terriblement; drôlement [Extrêmement, terriblement (emploi informel, surtout britannique, servant d'intensificateur).]

The concert was frightfully loud, but incredibly exciting — Le concert était terriblement bruyant, mais incroyablement palpitant.

(Adverb) furchtbar; schrecklich; äußerst; unheimlich [in sehr hohem Maße, extrem (umgangssprachlich).]

Das Konzert war **frightfully** laut, aber unglaublich aufregend.

(副詞) 非常に、とても(特に英国英語で強調として用いる)。

コンサートは非常にうるさかったが、信じられないほど興奮する内容だった。

(advérbio) terrivelmente; extremamente; absurdamente [Muito, extremamente.]

O show estava extremamente alto, mas incrivelmente empolgante.

adv In a frightful manner.

The ghost appeared frightfully in the dim light.

(副词) 可怕地;恐怖地 【可怕地;极其地】

鬼魂在昏暗的灯光中可怕地现身。

(adverbio) aterradoramente; espantosamente; terroríficamente; pavorosamente [De manera aterradora o espantosa.]

El fantasma apareció aterradoramente en la tenue luz.

(adverbe) effroyablement; épouvantablement; affreusement; terriblement; horriblement [D'une manière effrayante, terrifiante ou propre à inspirer la peur.]

The ghost appeared frightfully in the dim light — Le fantôme est apparu de manière effrayante dans la lumière faible.

(Adverb) fürchterlich; schrecklich; grauenhaft [auf eine erschreckende oder furchteinflößende Weise.]

Das Gespenst erschien **frightfully** im dämmrigen Licht.

(副詞) 恐ろしく、ぞっとするように。

幽霊は薄暗い光の中に恐ろしく現れた。

(advérbio) assustadoramente; aterrorizantemente; pavorosamente [De maneira assustadora.]

O fantasma apareceu de forma assustadora na luz fraca.

Word parts: fright + ful + ly

Common collocations

be verb to prep frightfully adv must verb say verb that adj

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