affrightingly

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adverb

So as to frighten or terrify.

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Meanings

adverbaffrightingly (comparative more affrightingly, superlative most affrightingly)

comparative more affrightingly · superlative most affrightingly

  1. archaicSo as to frighten or terrify.

Origin

From affrighting + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

affrightingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affrightingly

MLA

“affrightingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affrightingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affrightingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affrightingly.

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