frightfully
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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And it is fantasy to try to divorce sports from the times we live in and the events that unfold, sometimes frightfully, beyond the comfortable confines of the stadium and arena.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
"All the other people in the class were frightfully posh and they were all shrieking with laughter," Dame Sheila recalled.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024
That meant if lots of layoffs were happening or if the stock market was tumbling too frightfully, the Fed could cut interest rates down to zero.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023
He looks frightfully self-conscious, not so much like a man wearing uncomfortable wool or cotton but one who realizes he’s wearing the emperor’s clothes.
From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023
“I would never have dreamt of taking you to see her. I’m so frightfully sorry.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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