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Meanings of fearsome in English

Causing fear or dread or terror.

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Usage of fearsome in English
1
In those days a doctor's office could indeed be a fearsome place.
The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
2
The trailer must represent a large and fearsome change in their environment.
The Lost World
3
She says however fearsome it might look, the axe is not sharp.
Radio NZ
4
Hizdahr's fearsome collection of former fighting slaves made indifferent guards at best.
A Dance with Dragons
5
It felt right somehow that Butters was trading on their fearsome reputation.
Ghost Story
6
But again it spoke, in that terrible, fearsome voice of mortal pain:
Stories of the Border Marches
7
Their numbers, that is, and the fearsome power of their command cadre.
A Day Dark as Night
8
The water was clear reflecting her visage, fearsome in its hideous detail.
Indian Legends of Vancouver Island
9
Last week's fearsome traffic jams tied up the West End in bowknots.
The new yorker
10
Now I can prepare the future Mrs. A. for your fearsome beard!
The sealed letter
11
The real AOL is an advertising powerhouse, growing at a fearsome clip.
Wired
12
The ceremony of dressing proved a fearsome thing as it went on.
T. Tembarom
13
No, it wasn't the religion that made her so fearsome to them.
Demon: a memoir
14
The Huntress in Aspect is a fearsome sight, even to the gods.
Runemarks
15
Even sprawled on the rocks and deactivated, the walker forms looked fearsome.
Sisterhood of Dune
16
A guard was posted around it, but the fearsome tenant never returned.
Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer
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Ireland
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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