Fearful - Definition

adj 1: experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance";
"fearful of criticism"
2: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful
risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that
London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster";
"polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a
dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions
shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: awful, dire,
direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful,
fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific,
terrible]
3: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly
dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley [syn: cowardly,
fearful] [ant: brave, courageous]
4: extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a
frightful mistake" [syn: fearful, frightful]
5: timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little
mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the
large dog" [syn: fearful, timorous, trepid]