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The Clue

Frightful (8 letter answer)

The Answer

ALARMING

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Notes

The answer ALARMING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Related Clues

Scary
Fraught with fear

Definition

ALARM as a verb:

1. (dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify) = fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
2. (alarm, alert) = warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

ALARMING as an adjective:

1. causing alarm or fear