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fearful definition

fear·ful (fir′fəl)

adjective

  1. causing fear; terrifying; dreadful
  2. feeling fear; afraid
  3. showing or resulting from fear a fearful look
  4. Informal very bad, offensive, great, etc. a fearful liar

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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