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fearful — adj. 1) fearful of 2) fearful that + clause (they were fearful that the river would flood) * * * [ fɪəf(ə)l] fearful of fearful that + clause (they were fearful that the river would flood) … Combinatory dictionary
fearful — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, grow ▪ remain … Collocations dictionary
fearful — [fir′fəl] adj. 1. causing fear; terrifying; dreadful 2. feeling fear; afraid 3. showing or resulting from fear [a fearful look] 4. Informal very bad, offensive, great, etc. [a fearful liar] SYN. AFRAID fearfulness n … English World dictionary
fearful — adj. 1 (usu. foll. by of, or that + clause) afraid. 2 terrible, awful. 3 colloq. extremely unwelcome or unpleasant (a fearful row). Derivatives: fearfully adv. fearfulness n … Useful english dictionary
fearful — adj 1. dreadful, dread, terrifying, frightful, direful, appalling; terrible, grievous, grim, dire, baleful, dark; alarming, distressing, harrowing, rending; redoubtable, fearsome, formidable, awful; horrible, horrendous, monstrous, atrocious;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fearful — [[t]fɪ͟ə(r)fʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ of n, ADJ that If you are fearful of something, you are afraid of it. [FORMAL] Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis... I had often been very fearful, very angry, and very… … English dictionary
fearful — fearfully, adv. fearfulness, n. /fear feuhl/, adj. 1. causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition. 2. feeling fear, dread, apprehension, or solicitude: fearful for his life; fearful lest he commit suicide. 3. full of awe or… … Universalium
fearful — fear|ful [ˈfıəfəl US ˈfır ] adj 1.) formal frightened that something might happen ▪ a shy and fearful child fearful of ▪ People are fearful of rising crime in the area. fearful that ▪ Officials are fearful that the demonstrations will cause new… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fearful — fear•ful [[t]ˈfɪər fəl[/t]] adj. 1) causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful blizzard[/ex] 2) feeling fear, dread, apprehension, or solicitude; apprehensive; anxious 3) full of awe or reverence 4) showing or caused by fear: fearful… … From formal English to slang
fearful — [ˈfɪəf(ə)l] adj 1) frightened 2) informal old fashioned very bad a fearful mess/muddle[/ex] fearfully [ˈfɪəf(ə)li] adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
