Adj. | 1. | fearful - causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"Synonyms: direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, terrible, awful, dire, horrific |
| 2. | fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley |
| 3. | fearful - extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst" |
| 4. | fearful - timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog" |
| 5. | fearful - experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism" |