Affrightful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Affrightful is an adjective meaning (obsolete) frightful.
Meaning
(obsolete) frightful.
Example Sentences
[…]so when he awakes from sleep, and says to himself, "Shall I be no otherwise when I am dead, than I was even now when I was asleep?" he may be ashamed of his waking dreams, and of his melancholy fancying out a horrid and an affrightful figure of that death which is so like sleep.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include effrayable, frightful, frightfull, affrighted, affright, affrightened.
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