fearful

CEFRB2

/ˈfɪə(ɹ)fəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling afraid or showing fear.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Tending to fear; timid.

Examples

  • The fearful noise astonished anyone coming for the first time.

  • A fearful thought entered my mind.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Terrible; shockingly bad.

  2. Frightening; causing fear.

  3. Frightened; filled with terror.

More examples

In context

  • What a fearful waste of money!

  • a fearful boy

  • Sirs, stop their mouths, let them not speak to me, But let them hear what fearful words I utter.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English ferful, fervol, equivalent to fear + -ful.