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Etymology

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From frighten +‎ -some.

Adjective

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frightensome (comparative more frightensome, superlative most frightensome)

  1. Charactersied by frightening; inducing fear; scary
    • 1865, Jane Elizabeth Hornblower, Nellie (of Truro, fict.name.), Nellie of Truro, page 220:
      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.
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