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• fearful — fearful, fearsome 1. Fearful means ‘full of fear; frightened, apprehensive’, usually with reference to something specific, and is normally followed by of or by a clause introduced by that or lest: • Eisenhower s official policy was to remain… …   Modern English usage

• 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 — [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 — ► ADJECTIVE 1) showing or causing fear. 2) informal very great. DERIVATIVES fearfully adverb fearfulness noun …   English terms dictionary

• fearful — adjective Date: 14th century 1. causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm especially because of dangerous quality < a fearful storm > 2. a. full of fear < fearful for his safety > b. indicating or arising from fear < a fearful glance > c …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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 — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, grow ▪ remain …   Collocations dictionary

• 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

• very — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Very is used with these nouns: ↑antithesis, ↑brink, ↑centre, ↑core, ↑corner, ↑day, ↑edge, ↑end, ↑essence, ↑existence, ↑fundamentals, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• fearful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inclined to fear] Syn. apprehensive, nervous, afraid, timid; see afraid 1 , 2 , cowardly 1 . 2. [Causing fear] Syn. terrifying, dreadful, shocking; see frightful 1 . See Synonym Study at afraid . II (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

• fearful — adjective 1》 showing or causing fear. 2》 informal very great. Derivatives fearfully adverb fearfulness noun …   English new terms dictionary