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FRIGHTFUL

Definition:

[adjective] provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"
Synonyms: atrocious, horrifying, horrible, ugly
[adjective] extreme in degree; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"
[adjective] extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst"
Synonyms: fearful, terrible