Definition
In a manner that inspires fear or dread; in a way that is frightening or terrible.
Etymology
From 'fearsome' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly.' 'Fearsome' itself comes from 'fear' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-some,' meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by.'
Kelly Says
Medieval writers loved 'fearsome' when describing dragons and giants—it has a literary quality that pure 'frightening' lacks, which is why fantasy authors still instinctively reach for it when they want to evoke old storybook atmospheres.
Translations
ARالعربية
رهيبًا
ra-hib-an
BNবাংলা
ভয়ংকর
bo-ya-nkar
CACatalà
temiblement
te-mee-ble-men-te
CSČeština
strašně
stra-sh-ne
DADansk
frygteligt
fryg-te-ligt
DEDeutsch
erschrecklich
er-shreck-lich
ELΕλληνικά
φοβερά
fo-ve-ra
ESEspañol
de manera temible
de ma-ne-ra te-mee-ble
FISuomi
pelottavasti
pel-ot-ta-vas-ti
FRFrançais
effroyablement
e-frwa-yah-ble-man
HIहिन्दी
डरावनी
dara-va-nee
HUMagyar
félelmetesen
feh-le-me-tes-en
IDBahasa Indonesia
menakutkan
me-na-ku-tan
ITItaliano
temibilmente
te-mee-ble-men-te
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
strasznie
strash-nee
PTPortuguês
assustadoramente
ah-soo-sta-dor-a-men-te
RORomână
înfricător
in-fri-ko-tor
RUРусский
ужасно
oo-zhas-no
SVSvenska
skrämmande
skrem-man-de
TAதமிழ்
முரட்டு
mu-rat-tu
TEతెలుగు
భయంకరంగా
bhaya-nkara-nga
THไทย
น่ากลัวมาก
nah-glua-mak
TLTL
nakakatakot
na-ka-ta-kot
TRTürkçe
korkunç bir şekilde
kor-koonch bir she-ke
UKУкраїнська
жахливі
zah-li-vi
VITiếng Việt
rùng rợn
rung ron
ZUZU
ngathuthu
ngath-uth-oo