FEARFULNESS

fearful |ˈfi(ə)rfəl| adjective 1 feeling afraid; showing fear or anxiety : bond traders have remained fearful of inflation | [with clause ] the mothers were fearful that their daughters would marry and move abroad. • causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying : a fearful accident. 2 informal very great : he could cause a fearful commotion. DERIVATIVES fearfully adverb fearfulness noun