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形容詞

fangsome (comparative more fangsome, superlative most fangsome)

1. Having sharp and menacing teeth.

   Synonyms: fangful, fangy

   • 1990, Dan McGirt, Royal Chaos‎, page 184:

     You will find that you share the caves with several fearsome, fangsome, and famished monsters.

   • 1991, L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp, The Pixilated Peeress‎, page 115:

     The dragon blinked, jerked back, and gave another roar. As again it extended its fangsome head, Thorolf struck it again.

   • 2011, Karen Russell, Swaplandia!‎, page 6:

     We leased an expensive billboard on the interstate, just south of Cape Coral: COME SEE "SETH," FANGSOME SEA SERPENT AND ANCIENT LIZARD OF DEATH!!! We called all our alligators Seth.

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2. (humorous, of a vampire) Attractive due to possessing fangs.
   • 2009, Sophie Collins, How to Date a Vampire‎, page 6:

     We’ll take you through every stage of the relationship: where to find your fangsome fella, how to catch his eye (in the right way, naturally) and ways to swap and share your interests.

   • 2009, Michelle Rowen, Tall, Dark & Fangsome‎, page 328:

     And when it comes to our current living arrangements . . . well, maybe it’s finally time for you to shack up with tall, dark, and fangsome over there.

   • 2015, Molly Harper, The Dangers of Dating a Rebound Vampire‎, page 27:

     Over his shoulder, I saw Jane Jameson-Nightengale step out onto the porch with her tall, dark, and fangsome husband, Gabriel, and her childe, Jamie, who also happened to be my best friend.