simple attributive passing into adjective with sense ‘petrifying’, ‘terrible’.
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释义 | the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being horrible > [adjective] > of aspect > of or relating to gorgon or Medusa (5) Gorgon1575 simple attributive passing into adjective with sense ‘petrifying’, ‘terrible’. Gorgonical1591 = Gorgonian, adj.2 Medusean1608 Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of Medusa (Medusa, n. 1). Gorgonian1616 Of or pertaining to the Gorgon; resembling the Gorgon, or the effect of the Gorgon's look; Gorgon-like, terrible. Of a shield: Bearing the Gorgon's… medusal1939 Of, relating to, or resembling the Gorgon Medusa; = medusan, adj. 1. |
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