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Frightful

/frˈaɪtfəl/
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(adj) Full of fright, whether

It was frightful when my car skidded on the ice.
I was filled with frightful sorrow for her.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The messy state of the room after the chaotic party was simply ____ and took hours to clean up.

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