Fearful: alternatives and connections

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.

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Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.

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of Alarm

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of Alarm

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Bade.

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Bade.

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Captive; wretched; unfortunate.

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Captive; wretched; unfortunate.

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A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.

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A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.

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Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless.

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Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless.

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One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon.

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One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon.

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Meanly timid; cowardly; base; as, a dastardly outrage.

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Meanly timid; cowardly; base; as, a dastardly outrage.

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Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.

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Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.

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Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.

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Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.

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Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.

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Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.

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White-livered; cowardly.

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White-livered; cowardly.

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An arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a mean-spirited wretch.

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An arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a mean-spirited wretch.

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Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base.

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Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base.

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Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of persons, as, a puss…

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Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of persons, as, a puss…

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Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven.

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Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven.

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Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.

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Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.

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Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly.

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Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly.

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Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is be…

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Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is be…

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The state of being fearful.

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The state of being fearful.

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Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.

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Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.

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Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.

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Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.

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Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.

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Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.

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Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.

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Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.

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Cowardice.

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Cowardice.

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Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.

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Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless.

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Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.

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Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day.

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To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.

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of Dread

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Full of dread or terror; fearful.

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Frightful; causing fear.

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of Frighten

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Full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

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Fearful; frightful.

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Causing horror; frightful.

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Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.

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Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage.

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Trembling; quaking.

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Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.

Feeling or showing fear.