fearful, apprehensive, afraid mean disturbed by fear. fearful implies often a timorous or worrying temperament.

FEARFUL definition: causing or apt to cause fear; frightening. See examples of fearful used in a sentence.

We fearful ourselves, in that way when you see our bushiness you will be afraid.

Definition of fearful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define fearful. fearful synonyms, fearful pronunciation, fearful translation, English dictionary definition of fearful. adj. 1. a. Experiencing fear; frightened: fearful about losing one's job; fearful of a scornful …

Dec 14, 2025 · fearful (comparative more fearful, superlative most fearful) Frightening; causing fear. quotations

Fearful is used to emphasize that something is very bad. You gave me a fearful shock! 'It sounds the most fearful hard work,' Sybil said later. This is fearfully expensive compared with the last one I …

extreme in size, intensity, or badness:[before a noun] a fearful blizzard. frightening: a fearful apparition. feeling fear, dread, apprehension, or solicitude: fearful for his life; fearful lest he commit suicide. full …

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FEARFUL meaning: 1 : feeling fear often + of sometimes + for; 2 : showing or caused by fear