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frightsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fright-some
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.

adj

Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.

Etymology

From fright + -some. Cognate with Scots frichtsom (“frightsome”). Compare also German furchtsam.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more frightsome (comparative) most frightsome (superlative)

Derived Forms

frightsomely frightsomeness

Questions

What does frightsome mean?
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
Where does frightsome come from?
From fright + -some. Cognate with Scots frichtsom (“frightsome”). Compare also German furchtsam.

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