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flaysome

adjective

Terrifying; frightful.

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affreux alarming spine-tingling appalling awful eldritch buggish butt-clenching

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Meanings

adjectiveflaysome (comparative more flaysome, superlative most flaysome)

comparative more flaysome · superlative most flaysome · alternative fleysome · alternative fleesome

Northern EnglandScotlandUKdialectalTerrifying; frightful.
Synonyms: affreux, alarming, spine-tingling, appalling, awful, eldritch, buggish, butt-clenching

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTerrifying; frightful.

Similar

affreux alarming spine-tingling appalling awful eldritch buggish butt-clenching buttock-clenching dismayful dreadful fearful flesh-crawling formidable freaky frightening frightensome frightful ghastly

Also see

buggish buttock-clenching dismayful freaky frightening frightensome ghostly grisly gruesome horrid horrific horrifying scary terrific terrifying

Origin

From flay + -some.

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APA

flaysome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flaysome

MLA

“flaysome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flaysome. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flaysome,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flaysome.

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