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fearful

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fear⋅ful

  [feer-fuhl]
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–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.
Origin:
1300–50; ME ferful. See fear, -ful

Related forms:
fear⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
fear⋅ful⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. afraid, timid, timorous, apprehensive, uneasy, distrustful; solicitous, anxious, concerned, worried.
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fear·ful   (fîr'fəl)   
adj.  

  1. Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening: a fearful howling.

  2. Experiencing fear; frightened. See Synonyms at afraid.

  3. Feeling or inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.

  4. Indicating anxiety, fear, or terror: a fearful, nervous glance.

  5. Feeling reverence, dread, or awe.

  6. Extreme, as in degree or extent; dreadful: a fearful blunder; fearful poverty.

fear'ful·ly adv., fear'ful·ness n.
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