scarisome

English

Alternative forms

• scarysome

Etymology

From scary +‎ -some.

Adjective

scarisome (comparative more scarisome, superlative most scarisome)

1. Characterised or marked by scariness; frightening
   • 2000, Clay Harvey, Dwelling in the Gray:

     "It too scarisome to you? You afraid they'll poison Paw-paw's dogs, too?"

   • 2010, Anna Wilson, Puppy Power:

     In any case, I couldn't wait any longer to bring up the important and frankly quite scarisome topic which was playing doolally weirdo things with my mind, so I Took The Plunge: 'Mu-um?'

   • 2013, Bettina Burger, Mikah Lee, Monika Pleyer, Three Sheets to the Wind:

     I mean, 'magine a scarysome bastard came to any ofye asking who the one they call Parrot is, ye might point at me and ask Why them interested and he might say I stole from him or burned his ship or in— sulted his missus. What would ye do?

   • 2015, Charles Odimayo, Four Glimpses of Heaven:

     I guess He wanted to spare me of the scarysome details or maybe God was not in the mood to repeat what has already been known and documented over the ages.

Anagrams

• sicamores