Dictionary
fear•ful
Pronunciation: (fēr'ful), [key]—
adj.
1. causing or apt to cause fear; frightening:
a fearful apparition.
2. feeling fear, dread, apprehension, or solicitude:
fearful for his life; fearful lest he commit suicide.
3. full of awe or reverence:
fearful of the Lord.
4. showing or caused by fear:
fearful behavior.
5. extreme in size, intensity, or badness:
a fearful head cold; fearful poverty. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.