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Webster 1913 Edition
Fearful
Fear′ful
(fēr′fụl)
, Adj.
1.
Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.
Anxious amidst all their success, and
fearful
amidst all their power. Bp. Warburton.
2.
Inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid.
What man is there that is
fearful
and faint-hearted? Deut. xx. 8.
3.
Indicating, or caused by, fear.
Cold
fearful
drops stand on my trembling flesh. Shakespeare
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. Shakespeare
Syn. – Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; horrible; distressing; shocking; frightful; dreadful; awful.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fearful
FE'ARFUL
, a.1.
Affected by fear; feeling pain in expectation of evil; apprehensive with solicitude; afraid. I am fearful of the consequences of rash conduct. Hence,2.
Timid; timorous; wanting courage. What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted?
Deut. 20.
3.
Terrible; impressing fear; frightful; dreadful.It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Heb. 10.
4.
Awful; to be reverenced.O Lord, who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises? Ex. 15.
That thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, Jehovah, thy God. Deut. 28.