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Besetting vs Obsidious - What's the difference?

besetting | obsidious |

As a verb besetting

is .

As a noun besetting

is the act of one who besets or attacks.

As an adjective obsidious is

(rare) besieging; besetting, obsessional.

besetting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who besets or attacks.
  • * (John Bunyan)
    • I might also here tell you of the contests and battles that such are engaged in, wherein they find the besettings of Satan, above any other of the saints.

    obsidious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) besieging; besetting, obsessional

    • Related terms

    *obsidion

    References

    *OED 2nd edition 1989