Definition
Meaning of 'fearful'
Meaning of 'fearful' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Fearful 
[ a.]
- Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. [ a.]- inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid.
- Indicating, or caused by, fear.
- Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful.
Meaning of 'fearful' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. fearful [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
- lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
Example in sentence:
- cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then
2. fearful [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- experiencing or showing fear
- experiencing or showing fear
Example in sentence:
- a fearful glance;
- fearful of criticism
Meaning (3):
- extremely distressing
- extremely distressing
Example in sentence:
- a frightful mistake;
- fearful slum conditions
Meaning (4):
- causing fear or dread or terror
- causing fear or dread or terror
Example in sentence:
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked;
- a dreadful storm;
- a fearful howling;
- a terrible curse;
- an awful risk;
- dire news;
- horrendous explosions shook the city;
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was;
- the awful war;
- the dread presence of the headmaster
Meaning (5):
- timid by nature or revealing timidity
- timid by nature or revealing timidity
Example in sentence:
- cast fearful glances at the large dog;
- in a timorous tone;
- timorous little mouse
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