What is 1. Frightful; causing fear [Scotch] "This fearsome wind." Sir W. Scott 2 . Easily frightened; timid; timorous. "A silly fearsome thing." B. Taylor called?
fearsome — 1. Frightful; causing fear [Scotch] "This fearsome wind." Sir W. Scott 2 . Easily frightened; timid; timorous. "A silly fearsome thing." B. Taylor. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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