Found 2 items, similar to fearful.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: fearful fearful adj 1: 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” [syn: awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible] 2: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; “cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then”- P.B.Shelley [syn: cowardly] [ant: brave] 3: extremely distressing; “fearful slum conditions”; “a frightful mistake”; “suffered terrible thirst” [syn: frightful, terrible] 4: timid by nature or revealing timidity; “timorous little mouse”; “in a timorous tone”; “cast fearful glances at the large dog” [syn: timorous, trepid] 5: experiencing or showing fear; “a fearful glance”; “fearful of criticism”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fearful Fearful \Fear"ful\ (f[=e]r"f[.u]l), a. 1. Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. [1913 Webster] Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidst all their power. --Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid. [1913 Webster] What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? --Deut. xx. 8. [1913 Webster] 3. Indicating, or caused by, fear. [1913 Webster] Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful. [1913 Webster] This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God. --Deut. xxviii. 58. [1913 Webster] Death is a fearful thing. --Shak. [1913 Webster] In dreams they fearful precipices tread. --Dryden. Syn: Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; horrible; distressing; shocking; frightful; dreadful; awful. [1913 Webster]