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fearful
[ feer-fuhl ]
adjective
- causing or apt to cause fear; frightening:
a fearful apparition.
- feeling fear, dread, apprehension, or solicitude:
fearful for his life.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,
- full of awe or reverence:
fearful of the Lord.
- showing or caused by fear:
fearful behavior exhibited by dogs in the animal shelter.
- extreme in size, intensity, or badness: fearful poverty.
a fearful head cold;
fearful poverty.
fearful
/ ˈɪəʊ /
adjective
- having fear; afraid
- causing fear; frightening
- informal.very unpleasant or annoying
a fearful cold
Derived Forms
- ˈڱڳܱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ڱ·ڳܱ· adverb
- ڱ·ڳܱ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ڱ·ڳܱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
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.
"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.
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.
His family, angry and fearful, even staged an intervention to force the former teetotaler into rehab.
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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