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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

fearful
    adj 1: experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance";
           "fearful of criticism"
    2: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful
       risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that
       London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster";
       "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a
       dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions
       shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: awful, dire,
       direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful,
       fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific,
       terrible]
    3: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly
       dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley [syn: cowardly,
       fearful] [ant: brave, courageous]
    4: extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a
       frightful mistake" [syn: fearful, frightful]
    5: timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little
       mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the
       large dog" [syn: fearful, timorous, trepid]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fearful \Fear"ful\ (f[=e]r"f[.u]l), a.
   1. Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.
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            Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidst
            all their power.                      --Bp.
                                                  Warburton.
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   2. Inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage;
      timid.
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            What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted?
                                                  --Deut. xx. 8.
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   3. Indicating, or caused by, fear.
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            Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh.
                                                  --Shak.
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   4. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror;
      terrible; frightful; dreadful.
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            This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God.
                                                  --Deut.
                                                  xxviii. 58.
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            Death is a fearful thing.             --Shak.
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            In dreams they fearful precipices tread. --Dryden.

   Syn: Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; horrible;
        distressing; shocking; frightful; dreadful; awful.
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Thesaurus Results for Fearful:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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