fearful

Words with a similar base: fearful

'fearful'

[fearful.s.01] as in: experiencing or showing fear

Examples:
a fearful glance
fearful of criticism

'fearful'

[awful.s.02] as in: causing fear or dread or terror

Examples:
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

'fearful'

[cowardly.a.01] as in: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; - P.B.Shelley

Examples:
cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then

'fearful'

[fearful.s.03] as in: extremely distressing

Examples:
fearful slum conditions
a frightful mistake

'fearful'

[fearful.s.04] as in: timid by nature or revealing timidity

Examples:
timorous little mouse
in a timorous tone
cast fearful glances at the large dog

Origins

					fearful (English)
├── -ful (English)
└── fear (English)
    ├── feer (Middle English (1100-1500))
    ├── fere (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── fere (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── feren (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── færan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
            └── fær (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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