cringesome

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English

Etymology

From cringe +‎ -some.

Adjective

cringesome (comparative more cringesome, superlative most cringesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by cringing; causing one to cringe
    • 2008, Aidan Smith, Union Jock: Sleeping with the Auld Enemy:
      As 'cringesome' moments go it was right down there with Scotland goalie Stewart Kennedy trying to garrotte himself on his crossbar during England's 5-1 Wembley mauling in 1975.
    • 2009, Tim Thornton, The Alternative Hero:
      I was going to spare you the cringesome details of the next ten minutes but you ought to hear them, really, as it gives you some insight into what really goes on in my head.