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[adj-i]
▶ frightening (of the future) ▶ worrying ▶ scary ▶ ominous ▶ portentous |
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| 5. | A 2018-05-30 01:56:45 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 4. | A* 2018-05-24 19:38:01 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | I think these glosses convey the meaning more clearly. |
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| Diff: | @@ -11,0 +12,3 @@ +<gloss>frightening (of the future)</gloss> +<gloss>worrying</gloss> +<gloss>scary</gloss> @@ -14 +16,0 @@ -<gloss>likely to grow worse</gloss> |
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| 3. | A 2017-09-30 20:55:21 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | I suppose so. Closing. |
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| 2. | A* 2017-09-09 01:32:08 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Isn't it a bit like people now saying "scary" to mean "impressive"? |
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| Diff: | @@ -12,0 +13 @@ +<gloss>portentous</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2017-09-09 00:33:01 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | 新和英中辞典: "この子は末恐ろしい子供だ. 〈良い意味で〉 We'll hear more of him [He'll make a name for himself] some day.｜He's got a bright [great] future ahead of him." ウィズダム和英辞典: "この子は末恐ろしい｟将来何か非常に悪いこと[偉大なこと]をするだろう｠This child will do something terrible [great] in the future." |
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| Comments: | Not always used in a negative sense. I'm struggling to think of a gloss, though. |
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