fearsome
Americanadjective
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causing fear.
a fearsome noise.
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causing awe or respect.
a fearsome self-confidence.
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afraid; timid.
adjective
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frightening
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timorous; afraid
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October has a fearsome reputation for stock-market tumult, largely due to a handful of notoriously grim selloffs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
Harvey Barnes: Has a fearsome record against Leeds and eyes lit up when he danced inside the box only for Trafford to deny him.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The bat speed leaderboard is filled with some of MLB’s most fearsome sluggers, like the Tampa Bay Rays’ Junior Caminero, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Jordan Walker and the Philadelphia Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Admittedly, the Pakistan attack Cox faced was far from the most fearsome in Test cricket.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“Not far. They cross water, but only clever, unthanked Gurgi knows where. And they light fires with fearsome blazings.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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