medroso

/meˈðɾoso/

adjective C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

feminine
medrosa
plural
medrosos

Meaning

  1. fearful

    • Es un niño medroso.

      He is a fearful child.

Similar words

temeroso

medroso and temeroso are close synonyms for "fearful," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

angstvoll

angstvoll is the German word for the same thing — both mean "fearful."

Portuguese

medroso

medroso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fearful."

Practice

1 What does medroso mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un niño ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches medroso?

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