Fear"ful (?), a. 1. Full of fera, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.
Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidat all their power.
Bp. Warburton.
2. inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid.
What man is there that is fearful and fain-hearted?
Deut. xx. 8.
3. Indicating, or caused by, fear.
Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh.
Shak.
4. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful.
This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God.
Deut. xxviii. 58.
Death is a fearful thing.
Shak.
In dreams they fearful precipices tread.
Dryden.
Syn. -- Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; horible; distressing; shoking; frightful; dreadful; awful.
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