spaurevole

Italian

Etymology

spaurare (“to scare, frighten”) +‎ -evole (“-y”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spau̯ˈre.vo.le/, [s̪päu̯ˈr̺eːvol̺e]
Stress: spaurévole
Hyphenation: spau‧re‧vo‧le

Adjective

spaurevole (masculine and feminine plural spaurevoli)

(literary, rare) frightening, scary, terrifying

Synonyms

orribile, pauroso, spaventevole, terribile, terrificante

Antonyms

confortante, rasserenante, rassicurante

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