Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frightly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fright-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Frightful; dreadful.

adj

1880, Allen Putnam, Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism, page 404

adj

1880, Allen Putnam, Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism, page 404: "His wives" (he had buried two) had privately complained unto the neighbors about frightly apparitions of evil spirits with which their house was sometimes infested; and many such things had been whispered among the neighborhood."

adj

2013, Neils Axt, ChronoTales, page 15

adj

2013, Neils Axt, ChronoTales, page 15: And they were the first, arriving at frightly matrimonial junction long before their high school classmates had seriously considered such options.

adj

2022, Garry Boulard, Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant: Their Epic Battle

adj

2022, Garry Boulard, Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant: Their Epic Battle: A more frightly scene was scarcely ever witnessed,” Cadwallader observed.

adv

In a frightful or dreadful manner.

Etymology

From fright + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more frightly (comparative) most frightly (superlative)

Questions

What does frightly mean?: Frightful; dreadful.
Where does frightly come from?: From fright + -ly.

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