frightensome

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frightensome

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From frighten + -some.

adjective more frightensome · most frightensome

Characterized by frightening; inducing fear; scary He must think I led him on, taking that ride with him and all, and talking to him so free. I'm sorry enough, for I did like him, he's so good to mother, and he prays so beautifully. He is a Christian, if he is so frightensome sometimes.
Similar: affreux, alarming, spine-tingling, appalling, awful, eldritch, buggish, butt-clenching, buttock-clenching, dismayful, dreadful, fearful

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@misc{frightensome_2026,
  title = {frightensome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frightensome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}