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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

frighteningly

Part of Speech: adverb

In a frightening or terrifying manner.

Origin

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Common Phrases

close frighteninglyhigh frighteninglyreal frighteninglylarge frighteninglyclear frighteningly. frighteninglyfrighteningly almost
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Synonyms

surprisinglyterrifyinglyscarily

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Related Words

alarminglyworryinglydistressinglyhorrifyinglydisturbinglyterriblyappallingly

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