FEARFULLER

Adjective

fearfuller

comparative form of fearful

Source: Wiktionary


FEARFUL

Fear"ful, a.

1. Full of fera, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidat all their power. Bp. Warburton.

2. inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid. What man is there that is fearful and fain-hearted Deut. xx. 8.

3. Indicating, or caused by, fear. Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh. Shak.

4. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful. This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God. Deut. xxviii. 58. Death is a fearful thing. Shak. In dreams they fearful precipices tread. Dryden.

Syn.

– Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; ho

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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