Threatsome

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised or marked by threat; threatening

    "The second act depicts the deadly combat of Be-a-Wolf and Grumble, a loathly, threatsome monster in red burlaps, and ended in the utter overthrow of the power of evil with no perceptible effort on Be-a-Wolf's part."

Example

More examples

"The second act depicts the deadly combat of Be-a-Wolf and Grumble, a loathly, threatsome monster in red burlaps, and ended in the utter overthrow of the power of evil with no perceptible effort on Be-a-Wolf's part."

Etymology

From threat + -some.

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