FRIGHTFUL
ADJECTIVES
► AGGISOM frightful; fear-inspiring → 1908 Sc.
► ASTREN ► AUSTERN having a frightful or ghastly appearance → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► AUSTROUS frightful, ghastly → 1820 Sc.
► AWFUL frightful, offensive, exceedingly bad or inferior; unpleasant; terrible → c1786 colloq.
► BYSENING ill-boding, portentous; monstrous; frightful → c1375 obs.
► EFFRAYABLE capable of producing fright or alarm; frightful, dreadful → 1689 obs.
► EFFRAYANT frightful, alarming → 1872
► EFFROYABLE dreadful, frightful, terrifying, horrifying, appalling → 1689 obs.
► ELDRICK unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful → 1785 Eng. dial.
► ELDRISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful → 1785 Eng. dial.
► ELDRITCH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful → 1508 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FEARIE afraid, fearful, dreadful, frightful → 1807 Sc. obs.
► GASHFUL ghastly, frightful → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GOD-AWFUL unpleasant; deplorable; frightful → 1878 sl., orig. US
► GOURY ► GOWERY gloomy, frightful; sullen, stupid, dull → 1881 Eng. dial.
► POKERISH somewhat dangerous, alarming, dreadful, spooky, frightful; affected by feelings of dread → 1827 Amer. dial.
► SCAREFUL terrifying, frightful → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SKEERSOME frightful → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► UGGIN ► UGGING causing loathing or disgust; loathsome, detestable, frightful → 1832 Sc.
► UGGLE having an appearance or aspect which causes dread or horror; frightful or horrible → 1499 obs.
► UGSOME ugly, hideous, disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly → c1400 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► YELLERISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful → 1785 Eng. dial.
► YELLISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful → 1785 Eng. dial.
NOUNS
► BUGGER BEARS frightful things → 1990 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► CAUK a scarecrow; a frightful object → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CAUKRUM a scarecrow; a frightful object → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GRURE fright, terror; something frightful, fearful agony → 900 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► HIDEOUS a frightful person → c1420
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