DISMAYFUL

Etymology

Adjective

dismayful (comparative more dismayful, superlative most dismayful)

(obsolete) terrifying

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*may"ful, a.

Definition: Terrifying. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HARMFUL

(adjective) causing or capable of causing harm; “too much sun is harmful to the skin”; “harmful effects of smoking”


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