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Frightened vs Spitless - What's the difference?

frightened | spitless |

As adjectives the difference between frightened and spitless

is that frightened is afraid; suffering from fear while spitless is having a dry mouth; greatly frightened; see usage notes below.

As a verb frightened

is past tense of frighten.

frightened

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Afraid; suffering from fear.
  • *
    • He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (frighten)

    • spitless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a dry mouth; greatly frightened; (see usage notes below).

    • Usage notes

    * This term is primarily found in the verb phrase . It may be considered a euphemism for (shitless), or as a more evocative variant of certain uses of (witless) and (speechless).

    See also

    * shitless * witless