espantoso.
ghastly, gruesome, dreadful, awful, godawful, horrific, horrendous, horrible, terrible
Meaning & usage
ghastly, gruesome, dreadful, awful, godawful, horrific, horrendous, horrible, terrible
frightful, frightening, scary, fearful, terrifying, shocking
hideous, appalling, atrocious, horrid
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Spanish espantardeverb. Spanish espanto Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old Spanish -oso Spanish -oso Spanish espantoso From espanto (“fright”) + -oso.
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