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cringesome

adj

Etymology

From cringe + -some.

  1. derived from *grenǵʰ-✻ — “to turn”
  2. derived from *kringaną✻
  3. inherited from *krangijaną✻ — “to cause to fall; to cause to turn”
  4. inherited from *crenċan✻
  5. inherited from crengen — “to bend in a haughty manner; to condescend”
  6. suffixed as cringesome — “cringe + some”

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by cringing

    Characterised or marked by cringing; causing one to cringe

    • As 'cringesome' moments go it was right down there with Scotland goalie Stewart Kennedy trying to garrotte himself on his crossbar during England's 5-1 Wembley mauling in 1975.
    • I was going to spare you the cringesome details of the next ten minutes but you ought to hear them, really, as it gives you some insight into what really goes on in my head.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA