Frightsome

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
  2. 2
    Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.

Etymology

From fright + -some. Cognate with Scots frichtsom (“frightsome”). Compare also German furchtsam.

More for "frightsome"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.