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fearful
adjective
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Divide fearful into syllables:

fear · ful

How to pronounce fearful:

Definition of fearful:

fearful (adjective):
afraid and full of fear
causing fear or dread or terror.
causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm especially because of dangerous quality

Synonyms for fearful:

horrifyingfearsometroublingfrightfuldisturbingawfulterrifyingafraidshockingthreatening
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