English Explanatory Dictionary

frightsome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
  2. Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.

Word forms

frightsome more frightsome most frightsome

Etymology

From fright + -some. Cognate with Scots frichtsom (“frightsome”). Compare also German furchtsam.

Derived words

frightsomely frightsomeness
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