fearsome

adjectifattesté dans les dialogues

Royaume-Uni//ˈfɪːsəm//
Royaume-Uni//ˈfɪjəsəm//
États-Unis//ˈfɪɹsəm//
Australie//ˈfɪəsəm//
Nouvelle-Zélande//ˈfiəsəm//

Frightening, especially in appearance.

adjectif

1
Frightening, especially in appearance.
fearsome reputation
fearsome weapon
truly fearsome
The warriors faced a fearsome enemy.
2
archaïquefearful, frightened

Étymologie

Etymology tree English fear Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English fearsome From fear + -some. Compare German furchtsam (“fearful”, obsolete also “fearsome”); this is more closely equivalent to English frightsome, however.

Formes

comparatif: more fearsome
superlatif: most fearsome

Fearing · A surname.fearless · Without fear.Fears · A surname.

fearsome · Frightening, especially in appearance.

feast · A holiday, festival, especially a religious one Feast · A surname from Middle English.feat · A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.

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