Fearful
English Meaning
Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.
- Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening: a fearful howling.
- Experiencing fear; frightened. See Synonyms at afraid.
- Feeling or inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
- Indicating anxiety, fear, or terror: a fearful, nervous glance.
- Feeling reverence, dread, or awe.
- Extreme, as in degree or extent; dreadful: a fearful blunder; fearful poverty.