Italian edit

Etymology edit

From spavento +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /spa.venˈto.zo/, (traditional) /spa.venˈto.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: spa‧ven‧tó‧so

Adjective edit

spaventoso (feminine spaventosa, masculine plural spaventosi, feminine plural spaventose)

  1. frightful, dreadful, frightening, terrible, horrible
    Synonyms: spaventevole, orribile, terribile
  2. incredible, fantastic, tremendous, huge
    Synonyms: enorme, fantastico, incredibile, tremendo, straordinario
  3. appalling, parlous

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