What does threatensome mean?
Threatensome means (dialectal) Characterised by threat or threatening..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(dialectal) Characterised by threat or threatening..
To be sure, the weather had looked "a bit threatensome," but every self-respecting woman had defied the elements in a much beribboned and befeathered head-gear.
The lightning-god was a suitable adornment of the light-giving lamp, and his threatensome attitude an excellent apotrópaion.
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Threatensome means (dialectal) Characterised by threat or threatening..
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To be sure, the weather had looked "a bit threatensome," but every self-respecting woman had defied the elements in a much beribboned and befeathered head-gear.
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