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1. (adj.) fearsome
causing fear.
2. fearsome
afraid; timid:
a tiny, fearsome mouse.
3. fearsome
inspiring awe or respect:
a fearsome intelligence.
Etymology: (1760–70)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
causing fear or dread or terror
"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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) fearsome
frightful; causing fear
2. (adj) fearsome
easily frightened; timid; timorous
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