ΦΡΙΞΟΤΡΙΧΑ, φριξοτριχα
PHRIXOTRICHA, phrixotricha
Sounds Like: FREE-xoh-TREE-kha
Translations: hair-bristling, hair-raising, horrifying, terrible
From the root: ΦΡΙΞΟΤΡΙΧΑ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective describing something that causes one's hair to stand on end, or to bristle. It is used to describe something terrifying, horrifying, or dreadful. It combines the idea of 'bristling' or 'shuddering' (from φρίξ) with 'hair' (from θρίξ).
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:76
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΦΡΙΞΟΤΡΙΧΑ, appear in our texts.
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