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frownsome

frownsome adjective: characterised or marked by frowning.

Adjective

frownsome (comparative more frownsome, superlative most frownsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by frowning
    • … To dark Eumenes, frownsome as the night.1882, The Children of the Throne - Page 187
    • You may be sure I was all attention at this juncture. Lord Hamp seemed taken aback. “Sire, she is a most ill-favored, frownsome wench. [...]”2016, Bridget Hodder, The Rat Prince

Forms of frownsome

comparativemore frownsome
superlativemost frownsome

Origin of frownsome

From frown + -some.

Questions about frownsome

What does frownsome mean?
Frownsome means characterised or marked by frowning.
What part of speech is frownsome?
Frownsome is an adjective.

Words near frownsome in the dictionary

  1. frownlessly
  2. frowns
  3. frowns at
  4. frowns on
  5. frowns upon
  6. frownsome
  7. frowny
  8. frowny face
  9. frowny faces
  10. frows
  11. frowse

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