Antonym: bold, courageous, fearless. Similar words: cheerful, colorful, wonderful, fear, hear from, for fear of, year after year, warfare. Meaning: ['fɪrfʊl /'fɪə-] adj. 1. causing fear or dread or terror 2. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted 3. extremely distressing 4. timid by nature or revealing timidity 5. experiencing or showing fear.
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91 Looking down he saw the final fearful act of that day.
92 Together the rumours and the snippets of information, the suspicions and the lies, make a pretty fearful brew.
93 Others may be fearful that they will not be able to cope without the support and guidance of the therapist.
94 Jane was fearful for a moment that Flopsy might be lying in state.
95 Perhaps they have been fearful that supporting lesbian colleagues would mean they too would have to come out.
96 Ignore those that make you fearful and sad, that degrade you back towards disease and death. Rumi
97 The water was thick and brown and went down through the top end of Spaladale at a fearful rate.
98 For a moment, the children stood paralysed, Emmie with horror, Oliver with a fearful joy. Sentencedict.com
99 The rich live as fearful princes: the poor live as angry beggars.
100 The 1989 Home Office report found that victims of burglary become more fearful of street crime as well.
101 While still suffering, the negative feeling of fearful projection may result in craving for the addictive substance or behaviour.
102 It was beginning to be clear there was something fearful about her mother.
103 In 1921 the government was clearly still fearful of social unrest.
104 It was not possible that such a tiny creature could be showing such fearful strength; and yet it did.
105 A messenger from a far-off land brought fearful news - see the Stuff pages for full details. 5.
106 Fearful, yet inquisitive, Moon-Watcher crawled out on to the edge of the cave and peered down the face of the cliff.
107 Amal's brother, fearful of severe punishment for using drugs, did not step forward to clear his sister's name.
108 She was now fearful about returning to school, but agreed to discuss this with her tutor.
109 The dead had become offensive and the living were suffering fearful agonies.
110 But they are also fearful and sceptical about the future of democracy in that country.
111 It becomes increasingly fixated on rituals and formalities, and ever more fearful of ultimate results.
112 Such horses that are locked up in stables without sensory stimulation for a long period will become permanently more anxious and fearful.
113 All he saw was his thin face, a soft down forming on his forehead, his sunken, fearful eyes.
114 Maybe the mothers were fearful that their daughters would marry and live abroad, the idea of permanent separation being too painful.
115 The overall effect was most sinister: I was not surprised that superstitious servants should be fearful of the thing.
116 The Earth, and the Goddess, become fearful as well as despised.
117 Ianthe always hurried past the vet's house, fearful of seeing or hearing something dreadful.
118 He paused at the intersection, fearful that a hard leather boot was waiting for him no matter which way he ran.
119 Fearful of punitive damages, companies will avoid doing anything that might later be seen as an admission of guilt.
120 My father had the most fearful temper that shot up in seconds.
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