frightly

adj, adv — 10 senses

frightly

adj

Etymology From fright + -ly.

7 senses
  1. 1Frightful; dreadful.
  2. 21880, Allen Putnam, Witchcraft of New England Explained…
  3. 3"His wives" (he had buried two) had privately complained…
  4. 42013, Neils Axt, ChronoTales, page 15
  5. 5And they were the first, arriving at frightly…
  6. 62022, Garry Boulard, Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S.…
  7. 7A more frightly scene was scarcely ever witnessed,”…
1

Frightful; dreadful.

2

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

› 1880, Allen Putnam, Witchcraft of New…

3

"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."

4

2013, Neils Axt, ChronoTales, page 15

› 2013, Neils Axt, ChronoTales, page 15: And…

5

And they were the first, arriving at frightly matrimonial junction long before their high school classmates had seriously considered such options.

6

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

› 2022, Garry Boulard, Andrew Johnson and…

7

A more frightly scene was scarcely ever witnessed,” Cadwallader observed.

frightly

adv

Etymology From fright + -ly.

1

In a frightful or dreadful manner.

2

2025, Brett O'Conor, The Butcher

› 2025, Brett O'Conor, The Butcher: The…

3

The Kentucky Fright Chicken. They are frightly good!

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