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frightful

/ˈfraɪtfl/adjective

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भयानक, बहुत बुरा

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  1. 1

    old-fashioned, especially British

    very bad or unpleasant

    भयानक, बहुत बुरा

    • The house was in a frightful mess.
    • a frightful accident on the highway

    Synonyms terrible dreadful awful horrible appalling

    Opposite pleasant delightful lovely

  2. 2

    [only before noun] old-fashioned, informal

    used to emphasize how great or bad something is

    बहुत ज़्यादा, भारी

    • What a frightful nuisance!

    Synonyms terrible awful dreadful

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