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fearful: Meaning and Definition of
fear•ful
Pronunciation: (fēr'ful), [key]
— adj.
- causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- feeling fear, dread, apprehension, or solicitude: fearful for his life; fearful lest he commit suicide.
- full of awe or reverence: fearful of the Lord.
- showing or caused by fear: fearful behavior.
- extreme in size, intensity, or badness: a fearful head cold; fearful poverty.
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- fearful (Thesaurus)
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