frightful
adjective
such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming.
frightfulness
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a word derived from
frightful.
Example Sentences
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The official German policy against civilians was described as Schrecklichkeit — frightfulness.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023
But “Home” is a tonic for the mind, a lovely, lyrical distraction from the frightfulness of the news that had me looking at my surroundings more tenderly when I returned home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2020
Yet the President had not told the people he was aghast at this "barbarous" recourse to "frightfulness" until April 21.
From Time Magazine Archive
Without nosing it as a universal occurrence, Playwright Hughes reveals one dramatic consequence of this interracial situation in its full frightfulness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though our intelligence bureau issues the most alarming reports as to the frightfulness of the defences here I was agreeably surprised at the ease with which we passed.
From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by Sir Stephen King-Hall
