frightful
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But you don’t have to be obsessed with frightful fare to fit in.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025
Even before DOGE, Musk had a frightful habit of posting online, often tweeting 100 times a day.
From Salon • May 30, 2025
She added it was "scarcely credible such a frightful pub exists in Cymru".
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024
It’s a frightful and gargantuan performance that should come with a trigger warning.
From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024
When he did manage to nod off, his sleep was haunted by “disturbing and frightful dreams. The scenes of them were derived altogether from sick rooms and grave-yards.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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Power Suffix: -ful
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