This is the 1938th most frequent Turkish word.
korkunç
Terrifying; horrible; dreadful.
In this sentence, the word "korkunç" is used to describe something scary or frightening, which is a typical usage.
Bu film gerçekten korkunçtu.
This movie was really scary.
Here "korkunç" is employed to emphasize the extremely unpleasant level of coldness, extending its meaning to 'extremely' or 'terribly' in terms of intensity.
Bugün hava korkunç derecede soğuk.
Today the weather is terribly cold.
In this context, the word "korkunç" is used to describe something very bad or dreadful, showing its versatility in usage.