fearful
Translation
fearful, afraid, terrible, awful
Examples
She is fearful of the dark.
She is fearful of the dark.
He gave a fearful cry.
He gave a fearful cry.
The consequences could be fearful.
The consequences could be fearful.
Grammar Patterns
fearful of ((sth.)) feeling afraid of (sth.) She was fearful of making a mistake.
fearful that... worried that (sth.) might happen I was fearful that you might be angry.
a fearful ((noun)) terrible or awful It was a fearful accident.
Similar Words
Synonyms: afraid, scared, frightened; Antonyms: brave, fearless, courageous
Etymology
From 'fear' + the suffix '-ful', meaning 'full of'. So, literally 'full of fear'.
Memory Tips
If you are 'full of fear', you are 'fearful'.