Dictionary

frownful en · ADJ

Etymology

From frown + -ful.

Meanings

1. Frowning; scowling
   • He tow'rd the wicked bends the frownful face, / He from the land will blot the lingering race; [...] 1843, John Holland, The Psalmists of Britain:
   • How, then, can I account for his serene angerless conduct during dinner? Henry's presence in the dining-room might have prevented him from keeping frownful silence, but he would not have made that a reason for cheerful spirits. 1873, Edgar Fawcett, chapter XV, in Purple and Fine Linen. A Novel., New York, N.Y.: G. W. Carleton & Co., […]; London: S[ampson] Low, Son & Co., page 173:

Forms

Deriveds

frownfully · frownfulness