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Frightful; causing fear.

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  1. a. Frightful; causing fear.
  2. a. Easily frightened; timid; timorous.
  3. adj. causing fear or dread or terror
  4. 1. Frightful; causing fear [Scotch] "This fearsome wind." Sir W. Scott 2 . Easily frightened; timid; timorous. "A silly fearsome thing." B. Taylor
  5. . Easily frightened; timid; timorous. "A silly fearsome thing."B. Taylor
  6. j:100 s causing fear or dread or terror