threatsome

adj

Etymology

From threat + -some.

  1. derived from *trewd-
  2. inherited from *þrautaz
  3. inherited from þrēat
  4. inherited from threte
  5. suffixed as threatsome — “threat + some

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by threat

    Characterised or marked by threat; threatening

    • The second act depicts the deadly combat of Be-a-Wolf and Grumble, a loathly, threatsome monster in red burlaps, and ended in the utter overthrow of the power of evil with no perceptible effort on Be-a-Wolf's part.
    • The clouds shut in once more, and a threatsome wind stirred the trees, and Fayre gave over his song and raced back to town out of the weather that was beginning to happen.

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