"frownful" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From frown + -ful.",
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      "form": "more frownful",
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "word": "frownfully"
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          "word": "frownfulness"
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          "ref": "1843, John Holland, The Psalmists of Britain",
          "text": "He tow'rd the wicked bends the frownful face, / He from the land will blot the lingering race; [...]",
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          "text": "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.",
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        "Frowning; scowling"
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          "scowling",
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  "word": "frownful"
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      "word": "frownfully"
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  "etymology_text": "From frown + -ful.",
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      "form": "more frownful",
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    },
    {
      "form": "most frownful",
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        "superlative"
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