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fearful
 
SYLLABICATION:fear·ful
PRONUNCIATION:  fîrfl
ADJECTIVE:1. Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening: a fearful howling. 2. Experiencing fear; frightened. See synonyms at afraid. 3. Feeling or inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous. 4. Indicating anxiety, fear, or terror: a fearful, nervous glance. 5. Feeling reverence, dread, or awe. 6. Extreme, as in degree or extent; dreadful: a fearful blunder; fearful poverty.
OTHER FORMS:fearful·ly —ADVERB
fearful·ness —NOUN
 
 
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