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Word entry · 7 letters

fearful

Best crossword clue

"Filled with alarm"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɪə(ɹ)fəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aefflruStarts with FEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. experiencing or showing fear

Word origin

From Middle English ferful, fervol, equivalent to fear + -ful.

Used in a sentence

  • Sirs, stop their mouths, let them not speak to me, But let them hear what fearful words I utter.
  • a fearful boy
  • "What an awful infliction for you, Max. You were always such an impulsive, reckless sort of fellow—never quiet. You must miss such a fearful lot."

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