dreadsome en · ADJ
Etymology
From dread + -some.
Meanings
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Marked by dread; dreadful; alarming.
But the dreadsome must evidently be of a nature we cannot do anything about.
2001, Magda King, A Guide to Heidegger's Being and Time:In advance of it two dreadsome young men [Archangels Michael and Gabriel] glided through the air with unsheathed swords threatening the Muslim regiments. At that moment we recognized them.
2012, Warfare in Eastern Europe, 1500-1800
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most dreadsome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| drodsome | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic | |
| more dreadsome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |