fearsome | ||
1. | [ adjective ] causing fear or dread or terror | |
Synonyms: | terrible frightening dreadful awful fearful horrendous dreaded dread 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 | |
Similar spelling: |
fearsomely fergon |