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Frighteningly

see synonyms of frighteningly

Adverb

1. frighteningly, scarily

in an alarming manner

Example Sentences:
'the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true'

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Frighteningly

see synonyms of frighteningly
verb (transitive)
1. 
to cause fear in; terrify; scare
2. 
to drive or force to go (away, off, out, in, etc) by making afraid

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Frighteningly

see synonyms of frighteningly
verb transitive
1. 
to cause to feel fright; make suddenly afraid; scare; terrify
2. 
to force (away, out, or off) or bring (into a specified condition) by making afraid
to frighten someone into confessing
verb intransitive
3. 
to become suddenly afraid

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Frighteningly

see synonyms of frighteningly
v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens
v.tr.
1. To fill with fear; alarm.
2. To drive or force by arousing fear: The suspect was frightened into confessing.
v.intr.
To become afraid: told ghost stories to campers who frightened easily.

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