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fearful ( Adjective)
UK/US /ˈfɪəfl/
Comparative
more fearful
Superlative
most fearful
1-
C2
(formal) anxious,nervous and afraid of something/for somebody/about something
-> He was fearful because he was going to take the exam tomorrow.
-> He was fearful because he had never presented to such a large audience before.
Synonym
scary
2-
C2
[only before noun] (formal) showing or causing fear; frightened or worried about something
-> The fearful dream I had last night affected me a lot.
-> It was the most fearful movie I had seen.
Synonym
scary
Opposite
a fearful expression/reaction
3-
C2
(old-fashioned, informal) extremely bad
-> The food had a fearful taste.
-> The musical I went today was fearful.
Synonym
awful