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fearful

[ feer-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. causing or apt to cause fear; frightening:

    a fearful apparition.

  2. feeling fear, dread, apprehension, or solicitude:

    fearful for his life.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,

  3. full of awe or reverence:

    fearful of the Lord.

  4. showing or caused by fear:

    fearful behavior exhibited by dogs in the animal shelter.

  5. extreme in size, intensity, or badness: fearful poverty.

    a fearful head cold;

    fearful poverty.



fearful

/ ˈɪəʊ /

adjective

  1. having fear; afraid
  2. causing fear; frightening
  3. informal.
    very unpleasant or annoying

    a fearful cold

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڱ𲹰ڳܱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ڱ𲹰·ڳܱ· adverb
  • ڱ𲹰·ڳܱ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ڱ𲹰·ڳܱ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fearful1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English ferful(l); fear, -ful
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Perhaps Rowling isn’t so afraid of change after all, but rather fearful of owning up to the inherent insignificance of being one person in a world that treats all humans equally.

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"We try and bridge that gap between people that have no idea what's going on or are a bit fearful perhaps of going to the professionals," she explained.

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Mr Ábrego García was "traumatised" and fearful of other prisoners while inside the facility, Van Hollen said, adding that he was moved to another facility in the country over a week ago.

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His family, angry and fearful, even staged an intervention to force the former teetotaler into rehab.

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This has some people fearful he will declare a national emergency and martial law that day, or shortly thereafter, to snuff out any resistance to his authoritarian regime.

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