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Negative adjective 恐怖せず [duplicate]

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恐怖せず

I think it means “fearless”, but I don’t know the particle sezu. Is this old-fashioned?

edited May 26, 2019 at 13:04

Earthliŋ♦

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asked May 25, 2019 at 12:56

Ragaroni

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You might want to elaborate a bit. Also, this seems relevant here.
– VVayfarer
May 25, 2019 at 13:52
There is also japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29734/1628 and japanese.stackexchange.com/q/34135/1628. Please let us know if these answer your question. If not, please elaborate what exactly you want to know about せず.
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May 26, 2019 at 13:06

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To my native ears it sounds a bit poetic. Not verbal.

Not necessarily old-fashioned.

answered May 26, 2019 at 14:44

Taku Yoshi

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