Question 1 · Quick check
fearsome
CEFRC1
/ˈfɪɹsəm/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Very frightening or causing great fear.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailfearful, frightened
Examples
He has a fearsome intellect before which even the most learned cower.
When hell is inside the soul, death is not fearsome.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningfrightening, especially in appearance.
More examples
In contextfearsome reputation
fearsome weapon
truly fearsome
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Origin
adjective
From fear + -some. Compare German furchtsam (“fearful”, obsolete also “fearsome”); this is more closely equivalent to English frightsome, however.