frightsome,a.|ˈfraɪtsəm| [f. fright n. + -some.] a. Causing fright; frightful. b. Feeling fright, full of fear. c1817Hogg Tales & Sk. II. 94 How lonely and frightsome—to be left by herself.1827Carlyle Germ.Rom. I. 306 Edwald and Froda had their own almost frightsome thoughts on the matter.