What does frightfully mean?

frightfully means "used as intensifiers".

How many syllables are in frightfully?

frightfully has 3 syllables: fright-ful-ly. The stress falls on "fright". In IPA it is /ˈfɹaɪtfəli/.

What is another word for frightfully?

Close synonyms include terribly, awfully, awful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is frightfully a common word?

frightfully is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Frightfully — meaning and pronunciation

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
used as intensifiers
“terribly interesting”
“I'm awful sorry”
Synonymsterribly awfully awful
colloquialism

Questions about frightfully

What does frightfully mean?: frightfully means "used as intensifiers".
How many syllables are in frightfully?: frightfully has 3 syllables: fright-ful-ly. The stress falls on "fright". In IPA it is /ˈfɹaɪtfəli/.
What is another word for frightfully?: Close synonyms include terribly, awfully, awful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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