Definition
extremely frightening or scary in appearance; inspiring fear or dread in observers.
Etymology
From Old English 'faer' meaning 'sudden danger' or 'dread,' combined with '-some' (tending to be). The 'some' suffix indicates a quality or tendency.
Kelly Says
Fearsomeness evolved as a survival instinct—predators that *looked* dangerous (big teeth, dark colors, sharp claws) were genuinely dangerous, so humans who found those traits fearsome survived to pass on that preference.
Translations
CACatalà
temible
te-mee-ble
CSČeština
strašný
stra-sh-ny
DADansk
frygtelig
fryg-te-lig
DEDeutsch
erschrecklich
er-shreck-lich
ELΕλληνικά
φοβερός
fo-ve-ros
ESEspañol
temible
tem-ee-ble
FISuomi
pelottava
pel-ot-ta-va
FRFrançais
effroyable
e-frwa-yah-bl
HIहिन्दी
डरावना
dara-vana
HUMagyar
félelmetes
feh-le-me-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
menakutkan
me-na-ku-tan
ITItaliano
temibile
te-mee-ble
KKKK
көтерілі
ko-te-ri-li
MSBahasa Melayu
mengerikan
men-ge-ri-kan
NLNederlands
verschrikkelijk
ver-shrik-ke-lik
NONorsk
fryktelig
fryk-te-lig
PLPolski
straszny
strash-ny
PTPortuguês
assustador
ah-soo-sta-dor
RORomână
înfricător
in-fri-ko-tor
RUРусский
ужасный
oo-zhas-nyy
SVSvenska
skrämmande
skrem-man-de
TAதமிழ்
முரட்டு
mu-rat-tu
TEతెలుగు
భయంకర
bhaya-nkara
TLTL
nakakatakot
na-ka-ta-kot
TRTürkçe
korkunç
kor-koonch
UKУкраїнська
жахливий
zah-li-viy
VITiếng Việt
khủng khiếp
khungs khiep
ZUZU
ngathuthu
ngath-uth-oo