fearsome English

Meaning fearsome meaning

What does fearsome mean?

fearsome

— adjective (= awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, horrendous, terrible) 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 fearsome synonyms

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Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Afraid

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