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frightful

Frightful vs Spooky - What's the difference?

frightful | spooky |


As adjectives the difference between frightful and spooky

is that frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened while spooky is eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.

Frightful vs Reprehensible - What's the difference?

frightful | reprehensible | Related terms |

Frightful is a related term of reprehensible.


As adjectives the difference between frightful and reprehensible

is that frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened while reprehensible is reprehensible.

Frightful vs Evil - What's the difference?

frightful | evil | Related terms |

Frightful is a related term of evil.


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between frightful and evil

is that frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened while evil is (obsolete) a malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula).

As adjectives the difference between frightful and evil

is that frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened while evil is intending to harm; malevolent.

As a noun evil is

moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.

Frightful vs Intolerable - What's the difference?

frightful | intolerable | Related terms |

Frightful is a related term of intolerable.


As adjectives the difference between frightful and intolerable

is that frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened while intolerable is intolerable.

Frightful vs Unspeakable - What's the difference?

frightful | unspeakable | Related terms |

Frightful is a related term of unspeakable.


As adjectives the difference between frightful and unspeakable

is that frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened while unspeakable is incapable of being spoken or uttered; unutterable; ineffable; inexpressible.

Timorous vs Frightful - What's the difference?

timorous | frightful | Related terms |

Timorous is a related term of frightful.


As adjectives the difference between timorous and frightful

is that timorous is fearful, afraid, timid while frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

Frightful vs Frighten - What's the difference?

frightful | frighten |


As an adjective frightful

is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

As a verb frighten is

to disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.

Frightful vs Fulfill - What's the difference?

frightful | fulfill |


As an adjective frightful

is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

As a verb fulfill is

(archaic) to fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up.

Frightful vs Scare - What's the difference?

frightful | scare |


As an adjective frightful

is : Full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

As a noun scare is

a minor fright.

As a verb scare is

to frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.

Frightful vs Frightless - What's the difference?

frightful | frightless |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between frightful and frightless

is that frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened while frightless is (obsolete) free from fright; fearless.

As adjectives the difference between frightful and frightless

is that frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened while frightless is (obsolete) free from fright; fearless.

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