hair-raisingadj.

Brit.

/ˈhɛːreɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhɛrˌreɪzɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hair n., raising adj.

Etymology: < hair n. + raising adj.

Extremely astonishing, exciting; alarming or frightening. Cf. to stand on end at stand v. 18b, horripilation n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > exciting > [adjective]

stirring1421

excitative1490

rousing1576

animating1595

excitant1608

exciteful?1615

spirit-stirringa1616

spiritous1624

excitatinga1643

exagitating1646

fermentive1656

awakening1694

electrifying1746

upstirring1751

electrical1760

thrilling1768

excitive1774

proceleusmatic1775

electric1789

inspiriting1796

fermentitious1807

exciting1811

red-hot1835

hair-raising1838

suscitating1840

arousing1841

sizzling1845

zesty1853

excitory1861

throbbing1864

buzzing1882

ding-dong1887

thrillful1887

stir-up1890

large1895

thrilly1896

high voltage1909

voltaic1920

sizzly1936

Boy's Own1967

hot shit1967

crunk1995

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adjective] > causing the hair to stand on end or gooseflesh > capable of causing the hair to stand on end

hair-raising1838

1838 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 280 The book is a perfect magazine of marvels: hair-raising wonders crowd every page.

1900 Daily News 24 Apr. 7/5 The hair-raising, long, steep descent of Box Hill.

1957 Times 30 Aug. 8/6 A runaway 70-ton Army transporter..careered downhill into the village of Carlton, Notts., to-day at 60 m.p.h. after its brakes had failed... ‘It was a hair-raising experience..’ said Driver Lee.

2017 Dalesman Apr. 21/1 It's still a hair-raising spectator sport for anyone on the ground.

Derivatives

ˈhair-raisingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > exciting > [adverb]

stirringly1382

rousingly1653

animatingly1778

electrically1786

stimulantly1814

thrillinglya1822

excitingly1860

hair-raisingly1906

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adverb] > hair-raisingly

hair-raisingly1906

1906 Critic (Adelaide) 10 Jan. 17/1 Three contortionists are hair-raisingly sensational.

2019 Sunday Times (Nexis) 22 Sept. (Sport section) 12 This time it will be hair-raisingly close. Wales, England, France and Scotland could all finish second or conceivably as champions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

hair-raising adj. capable of causing the hair to ‘stand on end’ through fear or excitement.

ΚΠ

1900 Daily News 24 Apr. 7/5 The hair-raising, long, steep descent of Box Hill.

1902 Daily Chron. 16 Sept. 3/4 Marvellous yarns of hair-raising perils.

1928 Daily Express 17 Aug. 9/1 There were a few hair-raising mishaps, but nobody was hurt.

单词	hair-raising
释义	hair-raisingadj. Brit. /ˈhɛːreɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɛrˌreɪzɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hair n., raising adj. Etymology: < hair n. + raising adj. Extremely astonishing, exciting; alarming or frightening. Cf. to stand on end at stand v. 18b, horripilation n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > exciting > [adjective] stirring1421 excitative1490 rousing1576 animating1595 excitant1608 exciteful?1615 spirit-stirringa1616 spiritous1624 excitatinga1643 exagitating1646 fermentive1656 awakening1694 electrifying1746 upstirring1751 electrical1760 thrilling1768 excitive1774 proceleusmatic1775 electric1789 inspiriting1796 fermentitious1807 exciting1811 red-hot1835 hair-raising1838 suscitating1840 arousing1841 sizzling1845 zesty1853 excitory1861 throbbing1864 buzzing1882 ding-dong1887 thrillful1887 stir-up1890 large1895 thrilly1896 high voltage1909 voltaic1920 sizzly1936 Boy's Own1967 hot shit1967 crunk1995 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adjective] > causing the hair to stand on end or gooseflesh > capable of causing the hair to stand on end hair-raising1838 1838 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 280 The book is a perfect magazine of marvels: hair-raising wonders crowd every page. 1900 Daily News 24 Apr. 7/5 The hair-raising, long, steep descent of Box Hill. 1957 Times 30 Aug. 8/6 A runaway 70-ton Army transporter..careered downhill into the village of Carlton, Notts., to-day at 60 m.p.h. after its brakes had failed... ‘It was a hair-raising experience..’ said Driver Lee. 2017 Dalesman Apr. 21/1 It's still a hair-raising spectator sport for anyone on the ground. Derivatives ˈhair-raisingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > exciting > [adverb] stirringly1382 rousingly1653 animatingly1778 electrically1786 stimulantly1814 thrillinglya1822 excitingly1860 hair-raisingly1906 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adverb] > hair-raisingly hair-raisingly1906 1906 Critic (Adelaide) 10 Jan. 17/1 Three contortionists are hair-raisingly sensational. 2019 Sunday Times (Nexis) 22 Sept. (Sport section) 12 This time it will be hair-raisingly close. Wales, England, France and Scotland could all finish second or conceivably as champions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). > as lemmas hair-raising hair-raising adj. capable of causing the hair to ‘stand on end’ through fear or excitement. ΚΠ 1900 Daily News 24 Apr. 7/5 The hair-raising, long, steep descent of Box Hill. 1902 Daily Chron. 16 Sept. 3/4 Marvellous yarns of hair-raising perils. 1928 Daily Express 17 Aug. 9/1 There were a few hair-raising mishaps, but nobody was hurt. 1957 Times 30 Aug. 8/6 A runaway 70-ton Army transporter..careered downhill into the village of Carlton, Notts., to-day at 60 m.p.h. after its brakes had failed... ‘It was a hair-raising experience..’ said Driver Lee. extracted from hairn. < adj.1838 as lemmas
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hair-raisingadj.

Derivatives

> as lemmas