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frightening

English

Etymology

frighten +? -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?f?a?t?n??/, /?f?a?tn??/
  • Hyphenation: fright?en?ing

Adjective

frightening (comparative more frightening, superlative most frightening)

  1. Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
    Riding the rollercoaster was a frightening experience.
  2. (figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.

Synonyms

  • Thesaurus:frightening

Derived terms

  • frighteningly

Translations

Verb

frightening

  1. present participle of frighten
    The scientist was frightening the timid children.

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unpropitious

English

Etymology

un- +? propitious

Adjective

unpropitious (comparative more unpropitious, superlative most unpropitious)

  1. not propitious; unfavourable, untimely

Derived terms

  • unpropitiously
  • unpropitiousness

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