fearful
experiencing or showing fear
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,340 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,410 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- experiencing or showing fear a fearful glancefearful of criticism
- causing fear or dread or terror also: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful the awful waran awful risk
- lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted also: cowardly cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then
- extremely distressing also: frightful fearful slum conditionsa frightful mistake
- timid by nature or revealing timidity also: timorous, trepid timorous little mousein a timorous tone
fearful in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Accordingly looking where he pointed, I espied a fearful monster indeed.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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I had not ridden a minute, when I came on a fearful scene.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Then, in this combat of legions of saints against Satan are developed the fearful sufferings from persecutions.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path, amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night!
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow · Washington Irving · Chapter 1
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Uncharitable woman! thy rash tongue Hath rais'd a fearful and prodigious storm: Be thou the cause of all ensuing harm.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1