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List of meaning for fearful

experiencing a feeling of fear

fearful(adj)

experiencing or showing fear

"a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"

awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible(adj)

causing fear or dread or terror

"the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

cowardly, fearful(adj)

lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

"cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

fearful, frightful(adj)

extremely distressing

"fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"

fearful, timorous, trepid(adj)

timid by nature or revealing timidity

"timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"

causing fear

the fearful roar of a lion

easily frightened

the stray cat that we took in is still fearful, even around us

extreme in degree, power, or effect

the fearful wind and cold simply made being outside a miserable experience

filled with fear or dread

fearful of venturing out onto the dark highway, the stranded motorist decided to wait in the car for help

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