fearsome
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fear + -some. Compare German furchtsam (“fearful”, obsolete also “fearsome”), which this is more closely equivalent to English frightsome, however.
Adjective[edit]
fearsome (comparative more fearsome, superlative most fearsome)
- frightening, especially in appearance.
- (rare or archaic) fearful, frightened
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
frightening, especially in appearance
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