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单词 fearsome
释义 fear·some
\ˈfi(ə)rsəm, -iəs-\ adjective
1.
 a. : arousing or likely to arouse fear, fright, or terror
  < a fearsome monster >
  < a fearsome place it is, with a straight drop to the sea, hundreds of feet below — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall >
  < a shadowy garret; sordid, dark, and fearsome — John Mason Brown >
 b. : awe-inspiring — often used as a generalized intensifier with the force of a superlative
  < the moment had a magical and fearsome quality >
  < he had a fearsome sincerity that made good manners seem false — Mary McCarthy >
  < she had acquired a perfectly fearsome artificial tact — Mary M. Colum >
2. : timid, timorous
 < a little fearsome beast >
 < the fearsome cook did not like dogs — Virginia D. Dawson & Betty D. Wilson >
fear·some·ly adverb
fear·some·ness noun
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