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单词 fearful
释义
Fearful
adj satadj.allexperiencing or showing fear
Examples:
  • a fearful glance
  • fearful of criticism
Antonyms:unafraid
Derivationally Related Form:fearfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:fearful
Similar to:afraid
adj satadj.allcausing fear or dread or terror
Synset:awful dire direful dread dreaded dreadful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible
Examples:
  • the awful war
  • an awful risk
  • dire news
  • a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
  • the dread presence of the headmaster
  • polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
  • a dreadful storm
  • a fearful howling
  • horrendous explosions shook the city
  • a terrible curse
Antonyms:unalarming
Derivationally Related Form:terriblenessdreadawfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:awful
Similar to:alarming
adjadj.alllacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
Attributes:cowardice cowardliness
Synset:cowardly
Examples:
  • cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then - P.B.Shelley
Antonyms:brave
Derivationally Related Form:cowardcowardlinessfearfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:cowardly
Similar to:caitiff chicken chickenhearted lily-livered white-livered yellow yellow-bellied craven recreant dastard dastardly faint faint-hearted fainthearted timid funky poltroon poor-spirited pusillanimous unmanly
See also:afraid ignoble timid
adj satadj.allextremely distressing
Synset:frightful
Examples:
  • fearful slum conditions
  • a frightful mistake
Antonyms:good
Derivationally Related Form:frightfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:fearful
Similar to:bad
adj satadj.alltimid by nature or revealing timidity
Synset:timorous trepid
Examples:
  • timorous little mouse
  • in a timorous tone
  • cast fearful glances at the large dog
Antonyms:bold
Derivationally Related Form:timorousness
Inherited Hypernyms:fearful
Similar to:timid
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