Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dialectal)Extremely; fearfully.

Examples

31 sentences

  1. A fearful thought entered my mind.

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  2. Fadil was fearful for his own life.

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  3. Ziri became so fearful of that dog.

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  4. Oh my God, how fearful I feel today.

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  5. Ziri started to become fearful for his life.

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

more fearful, most fearful
Comparativemore fearful Lesson
Superlativemost fearful

regular

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fealtyfearA2fearfullyfearlessfearlessnessfearsomeB2

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