frightfully
In alarming degree
Frightfully is an intensifier meaning extremely or very, used especially in British English: I'm frightfully sorry, It's frightfully cold out.
The word sounds formal or old-fashioned, sometimes deliberately posh or ironic.
Its connection to fright has faded—something frightfully good has nothing to do with fear.
Extremely, often informally
- terriblyTo extreme degree
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
- exceedinglyTo extreme degree
- extremelyTo an intense degree
tremendously · remarkably · incredibly · immensely · vastly · enormously · desperately · shockingly
Extremely, unpleasantly so
- awfullyExtremely, often informally
- terriblyTo extreme degree
- jollyCheerful and lively
- ratherSomewhat, or by preference
quite · beastly · ghastly · horridly · shockingly · confoundedly · uncommonly · abominably
In fear-inducing manner
- alarminglyIn a worrying manner
- unnervinglyIn an unsettling manner
- chillinglyIn a frightening way
- eerilyIn an unsettling manner
ominously · sinisterly · hauntingly · dreadfully · ghastly · gruesomely · macabrely · horrendously
awfully
Extremely, often informally
- terriblyTo extreme degree
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
- exceedinglyTo extreme degree
extremely · tremendously · remarkably · incredibly · immensely · vastly · enormously · desperately · shockingly · uncommonly
dreadfully
Extremely, unpleasantly so
rather · quite · beastly · ghastly · horridly · shockingly · confoundedly · uncommonly · abominably · wretchedly
terrifyingly
In fear-inducing manner
- alarminglyIn a worrying manner
- unnervinglyIn an unsettling manner
- chillinglyIn a frightening way
eerily · ominously · sinisterly · hauntingly · dreadfully · ghastly · gruesomely · macabrely · horrendously · appallingly
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
- Posh Britishold boy, old chap, old bean, old sport, pip pip
- Victorian Exclamationsby Jove, good heavens, good gracious, goodness gracious, bless my soul
frightfullyslightly
To a minor extent
barely · hardly · scarcely · minimally · marginally
frightfullybeautifully
In an attractive manner
delightfully · pleasantly · wonderfully · charmingly · soothingly