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US
/ˈfɹaɪtənɪŋɫi/
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[ UK /fɹˈaɪtənɪŋli/ ]
[ UK /fɹˈaɪtənɪŋli/ ]
ADVERB
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in an alarming manner
the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true
How To Use frighteningly In A Sentence
- On the ranges of Fort Devens, the troops were put through their paces on US weapons, from the stock-in-trade M16 assault rifle to the frighteningly-effective M249 SAW light machine gun.
- The stakeholders are frighteningly numerous, diverse, intensely self-interested, and powerful.
- All across the world, ...increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Not only is it real, it's here, and its effects are giving rise to a frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster. Barack Obama
- It adds an extra layer of authenticity to an already frighteningly realistic film.
- The seasons, frighteningly unfamiliar to your average cook, are second nature to Susan and Margaret.
- Suddenly they burst apart, and a frighteningly large steel staff fell to the ground.
- Here, the music becomes anguished yet mechanical, frighteningly repetitious and full of noises that seem only half-human in origin.
- The country is frighteningly close to possessing nuclear weapons.
- Flint, which is the title of the book as well as the surname of Eddy's frighteningly driven heroine, is a cross-genre novel.
- Their perception and insight into people is frighteningly accurate.