fearful

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

[edit] Pronunciation

fîr'fəl

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[edit] Adjective

fearful (comparative fearfuller, superlative fearfullest)

Positive
fearful

Comparative
fearfuller

Superlative
fearfullest

frightening
frightened, filled with terror
terrible

[edit] Synonyms

(frightened): frightened, timid, timorous

[edit] Translations

frightening

French: effrayant fr(fr) m., effrayante fr(fr) f., redoutable fr(fr)

German: furchtbar de(de)

frightened, filled with terror

French: peureux fr(fr) m., peureuse fr(fr) f., craintif fr(fr) m., craintive fr(fr) f.
German: furchtsam de(de), ängstlich de(de)

Spanish: miedoso es(es)

terrible

French: terrible fr(fr), affreux fr(fr) m., affreuse fr(fr) f.

German: furchtbar de(de)

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Spanish: terrible, espantoso; tremendo; temeroso

[edit] External links

fearful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
fearful in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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