adjective
- feeling afraid or anxious
- causing fear or dread; frightening
- extremely bad or unpleasant
Usage: informal
Examples
- She was fearful of walking alone at night.
- The child gave his mother a fearful look.
- The storm created fearful conditions for driving.
- There was a fearful crash from the kitchen.
- The movie had some truly fearful scenes.
- He made a fearful mess of the project.
- The fearful noise kept everyone awake.