- 1. a. Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. Source: opted
- 2. a. inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid. Source: opted
- 3. a. Indicating, or caused by, fear. Source: opted
- 4. a. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful. Source: opted
- 5. adj. experiencing or showing fear Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. causing fear or dread or terror Source: wordnet
- 7. adj. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted Source: wordnet
- 8. adj. extremely distressing Source: wordnet
- 9. adj. timid by nature or revealing timidity Source: wordnet
- 10. 1. Full of fera, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidat all their power. Bp. Warburton. 2. inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid. What man is there that is fearful and fain-hearted Deut. xx. 8. 3. Indicating, or caused by, fear. Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh. Shak. 4. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful. This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God. Deut. xxviii. 58. Death is a fearful thing. Shak. In dreams they fearful precipices tread. Dryden. Syn. -- Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; ho Source: webster
- 11. j:100 s. experiencing or showing fear s. extremely distressing s. timid by nature or revealing timidity Source: ecdict
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