cringeful
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Tending to make one cringe; embarrassing or frightening.
Example Sentences
- "As the audience is propelled towards a state of cringeful suspense, the script is littered with recriminations and wit."
- "Viciously massaging conditioner through her dripping hair, Paula lets the footage play to the cringeful end."
- "And if you see a woman in a cringeful relationship and conclude that you'd rather stay single, have you considered that there just might be other options besides the measly two your Physical Mind is presenting?"
- "He is correctly ferocious, but like all bullies cringeful before the malevolent Katisha."
- "One email was from her brother, however, and this made Bridget both happy and cringeful since she owed him several hundred dollars for some car repairs he'd taken care of for her."
- "Despite his angel sibling's cringeful reactions to his fashion and excessive cheerfulness, his glasses are a kind of symbol of his unique connection to humanity."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more cringeful (comparative)
most cringeful (superlative)