bethreatened en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- bĭthrĕʹtnd (Received-Pronunciation)
- /bɪˈθɹɛtn̩d/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From be- + threatened.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable, obsolete, rare) Threatened by mortal danger.
My plummet’s light, it cannot sink nor sound; // Oh, shall my rock-bethreaten’d soul be drown’d?
1635, Francis Quarles, Emblems, divine and moral (1818 reprint, Chiswick Press), book III, emblem 11, page 178
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bethreaten’d | alternative | lexicographic |