AFFEARED

Verb

affeared

simple past tense and past participle of affear

Adjective

affeared (comparative more affeared, superlative most affeared)

(archaic) frightened, afraid

Source: Wiktionary


AFFEAR

Af*fear", v. t. Etym: [OE. aferen, AS. af. See Afeard.]

Definition: To frighten. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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