adjective
provoking horror (Freq. 1)
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an atrocious automobile accident
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a frightful crime of decapitation
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an alarming, even horrifying, picture
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"war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill
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an ugly wound
• Similar to: ↑alarming
• Derivationally related forms: ↑frightfulness (for: ↑frightful)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.