frightfully

English

Etymology

frightful +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹaɪtfəli/, /ˈfɹaɪtfli/, /-ɪ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹaɪtfəli/
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Adverb

frightfully (comparative more frightfully, superlative most frightfully)

In a frightful manner.
Very, extremely.
It all went frightfully quickly.
- 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 199:
  "Really!" he said, collapsing into lassitude. "It's too frightfully hot for singing."

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