frightful

adj 1: provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a

frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even

horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words

horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound" [syn: {atrocious},

{horrifying}, {horrible}, {ugly}]

2: (informal) extreme in degree; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent

a frightful amount of money"

3: extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a

frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst" [syn: {fearful},

{terrible}]