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What does fearful mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word fearful? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Frightening.
  2. (now rare) Frightened, filled with terror.
  3. Tending to fear.
  4. (dated) Terrible; shockingly bad.
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Her eyes were still closed and her beringed hands gripped the bag tightly, fearful that it could, at any time, be torn from her grasp.
It's very hard at the moment to read that mood, but it's uncertain, slightly fearful, unconfident.
Sure enough, just after dusk, there was a fearful scuffle outside, accompanied by a great squeaking and in popped Dolly with a fresh kill.
Police in the area have issued several warnings fearful that somebody will eventually be hurt.
Anyone who has nothing to be fearful of should not be afraid of the Customs Service.
We ignored the distractions and chiseled away at the rocks before us at alarming speed, all fearful that the chaos would catch up with us.

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