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fear·ful
/
ˈfɪər
fəl
/
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[
feer
-f
uh
l
]
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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;
Middle English
ferful.
See
fear
,
-ful
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
Can be confused:
fearful,
fearsome
.
Synonyms
2.
afraid, timid, timorous, apprehensive, uneasy, distrustful; solicitous, anxious, concerned, worried.
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fearful
(ˈfɪəfʊl)
—
adj
1.
having fear; afraid
2.
causing fear; frightening
3.
informal
very unpleasant or annoying:
a fearful cold
'fearfulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
fearful
mid-14c., causing fear, from
fear
+
-ful
. Meaning full of fear, timid (now rare) is from mid-14c. As a mere emphatic, from 1630s. Related: Fearfully; fearfulness-.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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