unterrificadj.
(un- prefix1 1.)
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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [adjective] > terrorless
dreadless1591
unterrifying1691
unterrific1788
terrorless1813
1788 H. Downman Infancy (ed. 4) vi. 637 The stream Of lightning,..safe convey'd, In unterrific silence, to the ground.
1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iii. 42/2 Not unterrific was the aspect; but we looked on it like brave youths.
1887 J. Ruskin Præterita II. xi. 393 A majestic, but unterrific, fortalice of cliff.
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adj.1788- to cast up one's accounts
- to cast up, heave, spue up, vomit one's gorge
- to cast water
- to cast, chase, drive, hunt, scare, etc a person out of house and home
- to cast, chase, drive, hunt, scare, etc out of house and home
- to cast, erect, set a figure
- to cast, fet, fetch, go, take a compass
- to cast, fling, etc an old shoe after
- to cast, fling, etc an old shoe after a person
- to cast, heave the lead
- to cast, lay a scheme
- to cast, put, or throw the stone
- to cast, put, throw a slur on or upon
- to cast, put, throw a slur on or upon a person
- to cast, put, throw a slur on or upon a thing
- to cast, put, throw etc a slur on or upon
- to cast, put, throw etc a slur on or upon a person
- to cast, put, throw etc a slur on or upon a thing
- to cast, take up, throw down the glove
- to cast, take up, throw the glove
- to cast, throw into the shade
- to cast, throw, or fling dirt
- to cat and fish
- to catch a a sight of
- to catch a a view of