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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fear·some DATE 1768 1. a. causing fear a fearsome monster b. intense , extreme fearsome determination 2. timid , timorous • fear·some·ly adverb • fear·some·ness noun Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 fearsome fear·some / 5fiEsEm; NAmE 5firsEm / adjective (formal)making people feel very frightened 很可怕的；十分吓人的 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged 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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