fearful (
http://definr.com/fearful)
adj 1: experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful
of criticism"
2: causing fear or dread or terror; "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"
[syn:
awful,
dire,
direful,
dread(a),
dreaded,
dreadful,
fearsome,
frightening,
horrendous,
horrific,
terrible]
3: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly
dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley [syn:
cowardly,
coward(a)] [ant:
brave]
4: extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a
frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst" [syn:
frightful,
terrible]
5: timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little
mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the
large dog" [syn:
timorous,
trepid]