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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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People are more fearful about shouting at people, telling them to do a job properly, clipping them round the ear.
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.
It's very hard at the moment to read that mood, but it's uncertain, slightly fearful, unconfident.
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.
Police in the area have issued several warnings fearful that somebody will eventually be hurt.
The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme is a kind of Scouts organisation for young adults fearful of wogglesand uniforms.

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