Wondering how to use Frightfully in a sentence? Below are 9 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as terribly or awfully.
Frightfully meaning
- In a frightful manner.
- Very, extremely.
Using Frightfully
- The main meaning on this page is: In a frightful manner. | Very, extremely.
- Useful related words include: terribly, awfully, awful.
- In the example corpus, frightfully often appears in combinations such as: is frightfully.
Context around Frightfully
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Frightfully
- In this selection, "frightfully" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 16.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, become, good, funny and sweet stand out and add context to how "frightfully" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include claim a frightfully sweet treat and enjoy some frightfully good fun. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "frightfully" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with frightfully
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The human mind is frightfully vulnerable to memes. (8 words)
They’re often barely worn and frightfully cheap. (8 words)
Approaching another year of elections, this admonition has become frightfully pertinent. (11 words)
But whether you’re ready or not, I’m thrilled to usher in the scariest season with the help of three frightfully funny humans — and dare I say it, friends. (30 words)
It's already entertaining enough but Michael Keaton's performance and some terrifying and unique special effects help make it a frightfully wonderful experience. (24 words)
The truth is that 's line from the first film "You are my only hope" is frightfully accurate. (18 words)
Example sentences (9)
All little vampires, monsters and phantoms should prepare to scare and enjoy some frightfully good fun.
But whether you’re ready or not, I’m thrilled to usher in the scariest season with the help of three frightfully funny humans — and dare I say it, friends.
Once they succeed in completing their trail sheets they can claim a frightfully sweet treat.
It's already entertaining enough but Michael Keaton's performance and some terrifying and unique special effects help make it a frightfully wonderful experience.
The human mind is frightfully vulnerable to memes.
The truth is that 's line from the first film "You are my only hope" is frightfully accurate.
The shopping centre is transforming the lower atrium with the launch of a frightfully fun Halloween garden.
They’re often barely worn and frightfully cheap.
Approaching another year of elections, this admonition has become frightfully pertinent.
Common combinations with frightfully
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is frightfully 2×