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fearsome
adjective fear·some \ˈfir-səm\
: causing fear : very frightening
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First Known Use of FEARSOME
1768
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- alarming, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, redoubtable, scary, shocking, spine-chilling, terrible, terrifying
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fearsome
adjective fear·some \ˈfir-səm\
Definition of FEARSOME for Kids
: very frightening <a fearsome growl>
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