gashfuladj.

Brit.

/ˈɡaʃf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈɡæʃf(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s gashefull, 1600s–1700s gashfull, 1600s– gashful.

Origin: Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ghastful adj.

Etymology: Perhaps an alteration of ghastful adj., by association with gash n.¹ Compare gashly adj., and also earlier gash adj.¹, which may imply earlier currency of either this word or gashly adj.

Now English regional (Suffolk, East Anglian, and Lincolnshire).

Ghastly; horrible, frightful.

ΘΚΠ

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

atelOE

grislya1150

atelichc1175

grisfula1300

ugly13..

hideous1303

horrible1303

ghastlyc1305

stout1338

horrendc1420

ugsomec1425

grisilc1440

execrable1490

uggle1499

horrious?1520

uglisome1530

ugglesome1561

gruesome1570

grisy1590

gashfulc1600

horrid1602

ghast1622

gashly1627

horrific1653

horrendous1661

horrorous1756

horrifying1791

horrorish1847

grauly1848

c1600 ( R. Wilmot et al. Gismond of Salern (Lansd.) iv. ii. f. 23 Her bloodlesse ghost will still pursue my sight, And from the depest helles will mount her gashfull sprite [1591 gastfull spirit], To wayt on me, as shadow in the shining day.

1619 Two Wise Men & All Rest Fooles v. iv. 64 All is readie at our office..But wee will not open the doore vntill wee furnish it with that gashefull spectacle to affront them.

1620 F. Quarles Feast for Wormes sig. Hij Prodigall up-banding of thine eyes, Whose gashfull balls doe seeme to pelt the skyes.

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. i. 69 Come death, and welcome: which spoke, comes in a gashfull, horrid, meagre, terrible, ugly shape.

1765 L. Howard Misc. Pieces Prose & Verse 127 Who..Can quit this transient world without a sigh; When the grim tyrant sends his gashful train.

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 143 Gashful, ghastly—or as in Nares ‘horrid, frightful’.

1859 J. D. Bryant Redemption viii. 231 Satan supremely sat, whilst Blank defeat, and frustrate hope, hung low'ring On his gashful brow.

1960 A. O. D. Claxton Suffolk Dial. 20th Cent. (ed. 2) 40 Gashful, ghastly, frightful.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 116/1 Gashful, frightful.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gashful
释义	gashfuladj. Brit. /ˈɡaʃf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈɡæʃf(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s gashefull, 1600s–1700s gashfull, 1600s– gashful. Origin: Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ghastful adj. Etymology: Perhaps an alteration of ghastful adj., by association with gash n.¹ Compare gashly adj., and also earlier gash adj.¹, which may imply earlier currency of either this word or gashly adj. Now English regional (Suffolk, East Anglian, and Lincolnshire). Ghastly; horrible, frightful. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being horrible > [adjective] atelOE grislya1150 atelichc1175 grisfula1300 ugly13.. hideous1303 horrible1303 ghastlyc1305 stout1338 horrendc1420 ugsomec1425 grisilc1440 execrable1490 uggle1499 horrious?1520 uglisome1530 ugglesome1561 gruesome1570 grisy1590 gashfulc1600 horrid1602 ghast1622 gashly1627 horrific1653 horrendous1661 horrorous1756 horrifying1791 horrorish1847 grauly1848 c1600 ( R. Wilmot et al. Gismond of Salern (Lansd.) iv. ii. f. 23 Her bloodlesse ghost will still pursue my sight, And from the depest helles will mount her gashfull sprite [1591 gastfull spirit], To wayt on me, as shadow in the shining day. 1619 Two Wise Men & All Rest Fooles v. iv. 64 All is readie at our office..But wee will not open the doore vntill wee furnish it with that gashefull spectacle to affront them. 1620 F. Quarles Feast for Wormes sig. Hij Prodigall up-banding of thine eyes, Whose gashfull balls doe seeme to pelt the skyes. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. i. 69 Come death, and welcome: which spoke, comes in a gashfull, horrid, meagre, terrible, ugly shape. 1765 L. Howard Misc. Pieces Prose & Verse 127 Who..Can quit this transient world without a sigh; When the grim tyrant sends his gashful train. 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 143 Gashful, ghastly—or as in Nares ‘horrid, frightful’. 1859 J. D. Bryant Redemption viii. 231 Satan supremely sat, whilst Blank defeat, and frustrate hope, hung low'ring On his gashful brow. 1960 A. O. D. Claxton Suffolk Dial. 20th Cent. (ed. 2) 40 Gashful, ghastly, frightful. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 116/1 Gashful, frightful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1600
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