"scaresome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more scaresome [comparative], most scaresome [superlative]
Etymology: From scare + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scare|some}} scare + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} scaresome (comparative more scaresome, superlative most scaresome)
  1. Characterised or marked by scariness; frightful
    Sense id: en-scaresome-en-adj-~W-J3m6G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some

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