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fear⋅some

  [feer-suhm]
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–adjective
1. causing fear: a fearsome noise.
2. causing awe or respect: a fearsome self-confidence.
3. afraid; timid.
Origin:
1760–70; fear + -some 1

Related forms:
fear⋅some⋅ly, adverb
fear⋅some⋅ness, noun
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fear·some   (fîr'səm)   
adj.  
  1. Causing or capable of causing fear: "The Devil is a fearsome enemy" (Jimmy Breslin).
  2. Fearful; timid.
fear'some·ly adv., fear'some·ness n.
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Fearsome

Fear"some\a. 1. Frightful; causing fear. [Scotch] "This fearsome wind." --Sir W. Scott

2. Easily frightened; timid; timorous. "A silly fearsome thing." --B. Taylor
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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