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- Dictionaryfearful/ˈfɪəf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing fear or anxiety: "they are fearful of the threat of nuclear war" Similar
- 2. very great: informal "he was in a fearful hurry" Similar
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frightened or worried about something: I am fearful he will injure himself one of these days. fearful of He hesitated before calling her, fearful of what she might say. fearful that She's fearful that she may lose custody of her children. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Afraid. afraid for someone/something. afraid of someone/something.
The meaning of FEARFUL is causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm especially because of dangerous quality. How to use fearful in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fearful.
Fearful definition: causing or apt to cause fear; frightening. See examples of FEARFUL used in a sentence.
adj. 1. causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful blizzard. 2. feeling fear, dread, apprehension, or solicitude; apprehensive; anxious. 3. full of awe or reverence. 4. showing or caused by fear: fearful behavior. 5. extreme in size, intensity, or badness: fearful poverty. [1300–50]
If you're fearful, you're afraid of something. A kid who's fearful around dogs might cry or run away when sees even a small puppy. To be fearful is, literally, to be full of fear.
Definition of fearful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
frightened or worried about something: I am fearful he will injure himself one of these days. fearful of He hesitated before calling her, fearful of what she might say. fearful that She's fearful that she may lose custody of her children. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Afraid. afraid for someone/something. afraid of someone/something.
Synonyms for FEARFUL: terrifying, frightening, scary, formidable, horrible, terrible, intimidating, dread; Antonyms of FEARFUL: reassuring, comforting, relaxing, calming, inviting, soothing, consoling, quieting.
3 meanings: 1. having fear; afraid 2. causing fear; frightening 3. informal very unpleasant or annoying.... Click for more definitions.
Then a strange, fearful sense of danger terrified me. In 1527 Pizarro, after enduring fearful hardships, first reached the coast of Peru at Tumbez. Labdacus and Lycurgus, who offered a similar resistance, met with a like fearful end. More Sentences.
