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fearful
The definition of fearful is feeling afraid, or causing fear.
(adjective)An example of fearful is the look on the face of someone who's frightened of heights; a fearful look.
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See fearful in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- causing fear; terrifying; dreadful
- feeling fear; afraid
- showing or resulting from fear: a fearful look
- Informal very bad, offensive, great, etc.: a fearful liar
Related Forms:
- fearfulness noun
See fearful in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening: a fearful howling.
- Experiencing fear; frightened. See Synonyms at afraid.
- Feeling or inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
- Indicating anxiety, fear, or terror: a fearful, nervous glance.
- Feeling reverence, dread, or awe.
- Extreme, as in degree or extent; dreadful: a fearful blunder; fearful poverty.
Related Forms:
- fearˈful·ly adverb
- fearˈful·ness noun
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