fearful
Use Fearful in a sentence
fəl adjective
1.
causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
2.
feeling fear, dread, apprehension, or solicitude: fearful for his life; fearful lest he commit suicide.
3.
full of awe or reverence: fearful of the Lord.
4.
showing or caused by fear: fearful behavior.
5.
extreme in size, intensity, or badness: a fearful head cold; fearful poverty.
Related forms
fear·ful·ly, adverb
fear·ful·ness, noun
o·ver·fear·ful, adjective
o·ver·fear·ful·ly, adverb
o·ver·fear·ful·ness, noun
pre·fear·ful, adjective
pre·fear·ful·ly, adverb
un·fear·ful, adjective
un·fear·ful·ly, adverb
un·fear·ful·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. afraid, timid, timorous, apprehensive, uneasy, distrustful; solicitous, anxious, concerned, worried.
2. afraid, timid, timorous, apprehensive, uneasy, distrustful; solicitous, anxious, concerned, worried.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having fear; afraid |
| 2. | causing fear; frightening |
| 3. | informal very unpleasant or annoying: a fearful cold |
| 'fearfulness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Psychologists have known for some time that it is difficult to treat fearful memories with therapy.
Furthermore, it is not indicating he is wrong because he is ignorant and fearful.
It really is up to us to control ourselves, to make the dogs learn to be less fearful.
But in the end his fear of appearing fearful overcame his caution.
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