Fearful
11fearful — 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… …
12fearful — 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… …
13fearful — fear|ful [ fırfl ] adjective 1. ) frightened: Fearful parents kept their children indoors. fearful (that): We re fearful that fighting will start up again. fearful of: Fearful of another attack, civilians fled the capital. 2. ) INFORMAL OLD… …
14fearful — UK [ˈfɪə(r)f(ə)l] / US [ˈfɪrf(ə)l] adjective 1) frightened Fearful parents kept their children indoors. fearful (that): We re fearful that fighting will start up again. fearful of: Fearful of another attack, civilians are fleeing the capital. 2)… …
15fearful — 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) …
16fearful — adjective 1 formal frightened that something might happen (+ of): The defenders are fearful of another attack. | fearful that: fearful that the disease may strike again 2 BrE extremely bad : be in a fearful state/condition/mess: The room was in a …
17fearful — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, grow ▪ remain …
18fearful — AV uses ‘fearful’ for both feeling fear and inspiring fear, but modern versions distinguish between the two. ‘Fearful sights’ (AV, Luke 21:11) becomes ‘terror’ (REB), but at Heb. 10:31 NRSV retains ‘It is fearful to fall into the hands of the… …
19fearful — adjective 1) they are fearful of being overheard Syn: afraid, frightened, scared (stiff), scared to death, terrified, petrified; alarmed, panicky, nervous, tense, apprehensive, uneasy, worried (sick), anxious; informal jittery, jumpy 2) …
20fearful — 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… …
