“Frightful” in Japanese
Short answer
Frightful in Japanese is “物凄い” (monosugoi). Full meaning: terrific, staggering, tremendous, incredible, extreme; frightful, ghastly, horrific, terrible, awful, gruesome, eerie.
Other ways to say “Frightful” in Japanese
物すごい
monosugoi terrific, staggering, tremendous, incredible, extreme; frightful, ghastly, horrific, terrible, awful, gruesome, eerie
物凄ーい
monosugoii terrific, staggering, tremendous, incredible, extreme; frightful, ghastly, horrific, terrible, awful, gruesome, eerie
もの凄い
monosugoi terrific, staggering, tremendous, incredible, extreme; frightful, ghastly, horrific, terrible, awful, gruesome, eerie
物っ凄い
monossugoi terrific, staggering, tremendous, incredible, extreme; frightful, ghastly, horrific, terrible, awful, gruesome, eerie
もんの凄い
monnosugoi terrific, staggering, tremendous, incredible, extreme; frightful, ghastly, horrific, terrible, awful, gruesome, eerie
物すんごい
monosungoi terrific, staggering, tremendous, incredible, extreme; frightful, ghastly, horrific, terrible, awful, gruesome, eerie
ものすごい
monosugoi terrific, staggering, tremendous, incredible, extreme; frightful, ghastly, horrific, terrible, awful, gruesome, eerie
ものっそい
monossoi terrific, staggering, tremendous, incredible, extreme; frightful, ghastly, horrific, terrible, awful, gruesome, eerie
ものっすごい
monossugoi terrific, staggering, tremendous, incredible, extreme; frightful, ghastly, horrific, terrible, awful, gruesome, eerie
ものすんごい
monosungoi terrific, staggering, tremendous, incredible, extreme; frightful, ghastly, horrific, terrible, awful, gruesome, eerie
ものすごーい
monosugoii terrific, staggering, tremendous, incredible, extreme; frightful, ghastly, horrific, terrible, awful, gruesome, eerie
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