frightsomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈfrʌɪts(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈfraɪtsəm/

Forms: see fright n. and -some suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fright n., -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < fright n. + -some suffix¹.

colloquial (originally Scottish).

1. Causing fright; frightening, frightful. Also in weakened use as an intensifier.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [adjective]

doubtousa1300

frightya1325

adoubtedc1330

carefulc1340

fearful1340

redoubted1385

doubtful1397

ydouted1399

redoubt1417

redoubtable1421

doubtablec1430

ferdly1440

doubtedc1485

formidable1508

flaited1565

aghasting1593

feared1599

flesh-amazing1679

frightsomea1689

effroyable1689

frightening1715

fearsome1768

fleysome1790

intimidatinga1812

fearable1886

scarifying1916

badass1955

bad-assed1962

superbad1970

a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 120 Walled Cities, frightsome forts.

1740 E. Erskine Christ the Resurrection iii. 57 As they are loathsome, so they are frightsome.

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess ii. 81 The eery black an' frightsome night.

1818 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Aug. 157/2 We sank down till a frichtsome den.

1898 Idler Feb. 55/2 If we could work it we'd get frightsome big bags o' game, an' no mistake.

1937 Q. Rev. Michigan Alumnus Spring 543/1 Everywhere the ravages of whiskey and immorality were frightsome.

1982 R. Dahl BFG 92 You is looking at a frightsome trogglehumper.

2008 Evening Standard (Nexis) 2 Dec. 15 A proper story, with..really frightsome pirates.

†2. Frightened, fearful. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective]

affrightedOE

ofdreadOE

afearedOE

offearedlOE

radc1175

frightya1325

fearedc1330

fearfulc1374

afraidc1380

frayeda1400

wrotha1400

afearc1410

ghastful1422

fleyedc1425

afleyeda1500

a flighta1535

effrayed1553

flight-given?1611

hareda1618

frighted1647

affrightened1649

frighteneda1721

scared1725

intimidated1727

frightsome1827

scary1827

funked1831

fearing1837

funked out1859

fearsome1863

chickenshit1940

1827 T. Carlyle tr. F. H. K. de La Motte Fouqué in German Romance I. 306 Edwald and Froda had their own almost frightsome thoughts on the matter.

1886 London Jrnl. 22 May 332/2 This young gentleman be so loike my lord that I beant surprised Ben be frightsome loike.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	frightsome
释义	frightsomeadj. Brit. /ˈfrʌɪts(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈfraɪtsəm/ Forms: see fright n. and -some suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fright n., -some suffix¹. Etymology: < fright n. + -some suffix¹. colloquial (originally Scottish). 1. Causing fright; frightening, frightful. Also in weakened use as an intensifier. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [adjective] doubtousa1300 frightya1325 adoubtedc1330 carefulc1340 fearful1340 redoubted1385 doubtful1397 ydouted1399 redoubt1417 redoubtable1421 doubtablec1430 ferdly1440 doubtedc1485 formidable1508 flaited1565 aghasting1593 feared1599 flesh-amazing1679 frightsomea1689 effroyable1689 frightening1715 fearsome1768 fleysome1790 intimidatinga1812 fearable1886 scarifying1916 badass1955 bad-assed1962 superbad1970 a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 120 Walled Cities, frightsome forts. 1740 E. Erskine Christ the Resurrection iii. 57 As they are loathsome, so they are frightsome. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess ii. 81 The eery black an' frightsome night. 1818 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Aug. 157/2 We sank down till a frichtsome den. 1898 Idler Feb. 55/2 If we could work it we'd get frightsome big bags o' game, an' no mistake. 1937 Q. Rev. Michigan Alumnus Spring 543/1 Everywhere the ravages of whiskey and immorality were frightsome. 1982 R. Dahl BFG 92 You is looking at a frightsome trogglehumper. 2008 Evening Standard (Nexis) 2 Dec. 15 A proper story, with..really frightsome pirates. †2. Frightened, fearful. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective] affrightedOE ofdreadOE afearedOE offearedlOE radc1175 frightya1325 fearedc1330 fearfulc1374 afraidc1380 frayeda1400 wrotha1400 afearc1410 ghastful1422 fleyedc1425 afleyeda1500 a flighta1535 effrayed1553 flight-given?1611 hareda1618 frighted1647 affrightened1649 frighteneda1721 scared1725 intimidated1727 frightsome1827 scary1827 funked1831 fearing1837 funked out1859 fearsome1863 chickenshit1940 1827 T. Carlyle tr. F. H. K. de La Motte Fouqué in German Romance I. 306 Edwald and Froda had their own almost frightsome thoughts on the matter. 1886 London Jrnl. 22 May 332/2 This young gentleman be so loike my lord that I beant surprised Ben be frightsome loike. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1689
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