fearsome
aggettivoattestato nei dialoghi
- Regno Unito//ˈfɪːsəm//
- Regno Unito//ˈfɪjəsəm//
- Stati Uniti//ˈfɪɹsəm//
- Australia//ˈfɪəsəm//
- Nuova Zelanda//ˈfiəsəm//
Frightening, especially in appearance.
aggettivo
- 1
Frightening, especially in appearance.
fearsome reputation
fearsome weapon
truly fearsome
The warriors faced a fearsome enemy.
- 2
arcaicofearful, frightened
Etimologia
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.
Forme
- comparativo
- more fearsome
- superlativo
- most fearsome