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fear·ful
 fearful
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- pronunciation:
- fir
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
If you are fearful, you are afraid. A fearful person is a person who is often afraid of things.
Anna was fearful of going on an airplane, but she felt better after the plane took off and got above the clouds.- antonyms:
- daring
- similar words:
- afraid, nervous, scared, timid
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| definition 2: |
If something is fearful, it makes people afraid.
A fearful storm is coming.- antonyms:
- reassuring
- similar words:
- terrible
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| related words: |
anxious, serious, shy, yellow |
| derivations: |
fearfully (adv.), fearfulness (n.) |
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