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| 1. | [ adjective ] causing fear or dread or terror | |
| Synonyms: | terrible dreadful frightening awful horrendous dreaded dread fearsome horrific direful dire | |
| Examples: | "the awful war" "an awful risk" "dire news" "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked" "the dread presence of the headmaster" "a dreaded disease" "a dreadful storm" "a fearful howling" |
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| Related terms: | alarming | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted | |
| Synonyms: | cowardly coward | |
| Examples: | "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley |
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| Related terms: | brave chicken craven cowering faint pusillanimous poltroon funky caitiff dastard afraid timid ignoble cowardice | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] timid by nature or revealing timidity | |
| Synonyms: | trepid timorous | |
| Examples: | "timorous little mouse" "in a timorous tone" "cast fearful glances at the large dog" |
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| Related terms: | timid | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] extremely distressing | |
| Synonyms: | terrible frightful | |
| Examples: | "fearful slum conditions" "a frightful mistake" "suffered terrible thirst" |
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| Related terms: | bad | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] experiencing or showing fear | |
| Examples: | "a fearful glance" "fearful of criticism" |
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| Related terms: | afraid | |
| Similar spelling: |
fearfully |
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