English Explanatory Dictionary

frightensome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characterized by frightening; inducing fear; scary

Word forms

frightensome more frightensome most frightensome

Etymology

From frighten + -some.

Synonyms

affreux alarming spine-tingling appalling awful eldritch buggish butt-clenching buttock-clenching dismayful dreadful fearful flaysome flesh-crawling formidable freaky frightening frightensome frightful ghastly ghostly grisly hair-curling hair-raising horrible horrid horrific horrifying horripilating pulse-pounding scaring scary shocking skin-crawling terrible terrifying terrorsome

Related words

frightsome
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