• Characterized by tending to : awesome, tiresome
• Indicating a group of a specified number of members: threesome

• AS (conjunction) : Adjective + as + subject + verb = although

Angry as he was, he couldn't help smiling ⇔ Angry though he was, he couldn't help smiling

The subjunctive is used to refer to situations that are not real (but are desirable) or hypothetical situations.

The prefix out can be added to many verbs, especially action verbs, to mean "more or greater than". 

• CROSS:

Please don´t get cross with me. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.