how to pronounce frightfully

/ˈfɹaɪtfəliː/

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frightfully is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of frightfully

adverb:

Very, extremely.
In a frightful manner.

frightfully frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word frightfully occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics frightfully can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that frightfully can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;