"fearful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɪə(ɹ)fəl/ [UK], /ˈfɪə(ɹ)fʊl/ [UK], /ˈfɪɹfəl/ [General-American], /ˈfɪɹfʊl/ [General-American], /ˈfɪɚfəl/ [General-American], /ˈfɪɚfʊl/ [General-American], /ˈfɜː(ɹ)fəl/ [obsolete], /ˈfɜː(ɹ)fʊl/ [obsolete] Audio: en-us-fearful.ogg [US] Forms: fearfuller [comparative], fearfuler [comparative], more fearful [comparative], fearfullest [superlative], fearfulest [superlative], most fearful [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)fəl, -ɪə(ɹ)fʊl Etymology: From Middle English ferful, fervol, equivalent to fear + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ferful}} Middle English ferful, {{m|enm|fervol}} fervol, {{suffix|en|fear|ful|pos=adjective}} fear + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj|fearfuller|fearfuler|more}} fearful (comparative fearfuller or fearfuler or more fearful, superlative fearfullest or fearfulest or most fearful)
  1. Frightening; causing fear. Categories (topical): Fear, Personality Translations (frightening): φοβερός (phoberós) (Ancient Greek), страшен (strašen) (Bulgarian), děsivý (Czech), hrozný (Czech), hrozivý (Czech), strašlivý (Czech), effrayant (French), redoutable (French), medoñento (Galician), furchtbar (German), 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (agisleiks) (Gothic), φοβερός (foverós) (Greek), τρομακτικός (tromaktikós) (Greek), scanrúil (Irish), 무섭다 (museopda) (Korean), 두렵다 (duryeopda) (Korean), timidus (Latin), meticulosus (Latin), dirus (Latin), biedējošs (Latvian), baismīgs (Latvian), 므ᅀᅴ〮엽다〮 (mùzúyyèptá) (Middle Korean), 두립〮다〮 (twùlíptá) (Middle Korean), 저프다〮 (cèphùtá) (Middle Korean), forchtsom (Plautdietsch), amedrontador (Portuguese), стра́шный (strášnyj) (Russian), ужа́сный (užásnyj) (Russian), भीम (bhīma) (Sanskrit), korkulu (Turkish), đáng sợ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-fearful-en-adj-OcdJS~1e Disambiguation of Fear: 30 11 21 32 5 Disambiguation of Personality: 33 0 33 33 1 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 18 17 7 29 29 Disambiguation of 'frightening': 70 2 18 9
  2. Tending to fear; timid. Categories (topical): Fear Translations (tending to fear): δειλός (deilós) (Ancient Greek), خَوَّاف (ḵawwāf) (Arabic), bázlivý (Czech), lekavý (Czech), frygtsom (Danish), angstig (Dutch), bang (Dutch), vreesachtig (Dutch), peureux (French), craintif (French), medoñento (Galician), medoso (Galician), furchtsam (German), ängstlich (German), faiteach (Irish), scanrúil (Irish), pavidus (Latin), timidus (Latin), enjstlich (Plautdietsch), schietrich (Plautdietsch), strachliwy (Polish), temeroso (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-fearful-en-adj-hfV2eePN Disambiguation of Fear: 30 11 21 32 5 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 18 17 7 29 29 Disambiguation of 'tending to fear': 12 79 3 5
  3. (dated) Terrible; shockingly bad. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Fear, Personality Translations (terrible): ужасен (užasen) (Bulgarian), hrozný (Czech), děsivý (Czech), strašlivý (Czech), terrible (French), affreux (French), furchtbar (German), φοβερός (foverós) (Greek), τρομερός (tromerós) (Greek), groaznic (Romanian), ужа́сный (užásnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fearful-en-adj-GOhEKXte Disambiguation of Fear: 30 11 21 32 5 Disambiguation of Personality: 33 0 33 33 1 Disambiguation of 'terrible': 23 2 66 9
  4. (now rare) Frightened; filled with terror. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Fear, Personality Synonyms (frightened): frightened, timid, timorous Translations (frightened, filled with terror): երկչոտ (erkčʿot) (Armenian), бая́зны (bajázny) (Belarusian), уплашен (uplašen) (Bulgarian), страхлив (strahliv) (Bulgarian), (dip⁶) [literary] (Chinese Cantonese), (dié) [literary] (Chinese Mandarin), vystrašený (Czech), ochromený strachem (Czech), peureux (French), verängstigt (German), 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (faurhts) (Gothic), φοβισμένος (fovisménos) (Greek), anbhách (Irish), impaurito (Italian), spaventato (Italian), pavido (Italian), pavidus (Latin), timidus (Latin), nobijies (Latvian), faitagh (Manx), ihiihi (Maori), uruwehi (Maori), amedrontado (Portuguese), испу́ганный (ispúgannyj) (Russian), пугли́вый (puglívyj) (Russian), miedoso (Spanish), temeroso (Spanish), korkmuş (Turkish), sợ hãi (Vietnamese), sợ sệt (Vietnamese), sợ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-fearful-en-adj-OL~86Io2 Disambiguation of Fear: 30 11 21 32 5 Disambiguation of Personality: 33 0 33 33 1 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 18 17 7 29 29 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 25 1 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 19 2 40 27 Disambiguation of Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 12 16 2 41 30 Disambiguation of 'frightened': 19 6 9 66 Disambiguation of 'frightened, filled with terror': 9 3 7 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fearefull [obsolete], fearfull [obsolete]

Adverb

IPA: /ˈfɪə(ɹ)fəl/ [UK], /ˈfɪə(ɹ)fʊl/ [UK], /ˈfɪɹfəl/ [General-American], /ˈfɪɹfʊl/ [General-American], /ˈfɪɚfəl/ [General-American], /ˈfɪɚfʊl/ [General-American], /ˈfɜː(ɹ)fəl/ [obsolete], /ˈfɜː(ɹ)fʊl/ [obsolete] Audio: en-us-fearful.ogg [US] Forms: more fearful [comparative], most fearful [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)fəl, -ɪə(ɹ)fʊl Etymology: From Middle English ferful, fervol, equivalent to fear + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ferful}} Middle English ferful, {{m|enm|fervol}} fervol, {{suffix|en|fear|ful|pos=adjective}} fear + -ful Head templates: {{en-adv}} fearful (comparative more fearful, superlative most fearful)
  1. (dialect) Extremely; fearfully. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-fearful-en-adv-3OG~Jc21 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English adverbs suffixed with -ful, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 18 17 7 29 29 Disambiguation of English adverbs suffixed with -ful: 20 14 5 25 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 12 2 28 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fearefull [obsolete], fearfull [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House",
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      "links": [
        [
          "Frightened",
          "frightened"
        ],
        [
          "terror",
          "terror"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now rare) Frightened; filled with terror."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪə(ɹ)fəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪə(ɹ)fʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪɹfəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪɹfʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪɚfəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪɚfʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɜː(ɹ)fəl/",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɜː(ɹ)fʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)fəl"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)fʊl"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-fearful.ogg",
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      ],
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    {
      "sense": "frightened",
      "word": "frightened"
    },
    {
      "sense": "frightened",
      "word": "timid"
    },
    {
      "sense": "frightened",
      "word": "timorous"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "fearefull"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "fearfull"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "strašen",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "страшен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "děsivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "hrozný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "hrozivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "strašlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "effrayant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "redoutable"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "medoñento"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "furchtbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "agisleiks",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "foverós",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "φοβερός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tromaktikós",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "τρομακτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "phoberós",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "φοβερός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "scanrúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "museopda",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "무섭다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "duryeopda",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "두렵다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "timidus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "meticulosus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "dirus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "biedējošs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "baismīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "okm",
      "lang": "Middle Korean",
      "roman": "mùzúyyèptá",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "므ᅀᅴ〮엽다〮"
    },
    {
      "code": "okm",
      "lang": "Middle Korean",
      "roman": "twùlíptá",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "두립〮다〮"
    },
    {
      "code": "okm",
      "lang": "Middle Korean",
      "roman": "cèphùtá",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "저프다〮"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "forchtsom"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "amedrontador"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "strášnyj",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "стра́шный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "užásnyj",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "ужа́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "bhīma",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "भीम"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "korkulu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "frightening",
      "word": "đáng sợ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵawwāf",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "خَوَّاف"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "bázlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "lekavý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "frygtsom"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "angstig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "bang"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "vreesachtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "peureux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "craintif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "medoñento"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "medoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "furchtsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "ängstlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "deilós",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "δειλός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "faiteach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "scanrúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "pavidus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "timidus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "enjstlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "schietrich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "strachliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tending to fear",
      "word": "temeroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "užasen",
      "sense": "terrible",
      "word": "ужасен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "terrible",
      "word": "hrozný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "terrible",
      "word": "děsivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "terrible",
      "word": "strašlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "terrible",
      "word": "terrible"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "terrible",
      "word": "affreux"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "terrible",
      "word": "furchtbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "foverós",
      "sense": "terrible",
      "word": "φοβερός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tromerós",
      "sense": "terrible",
      "word": "τρομερός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "terrible",
      "word": "groaznic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "užásnyj",
      "sense": "terrible",
      "word": "ужа́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "erkčʿot",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "երկչոտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bajázny",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "бая́зны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uplašen",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "уплашен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "strahliv",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "страхлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "dip⁶",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "惵"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dié",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "惵"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "vystrašený"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "ochromený strachem"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "peureux"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "verängstigt"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "faurhts",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fovisménos",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "φοβισμένος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "anbhách"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "impaurito"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "spaventato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "pavido"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "pavidus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "timidus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "nobijies"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "faitagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "ihiihi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "uruwehi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "amedrontado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispúgannyj",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "испу́ганный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "puglívyj",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "пугли́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "miedoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "temeroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "korkmuş"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "sợ hãi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "sợ sệt"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "frightened, filled with terror",
      "word": "sợ"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English adverbs suffixed with -ful",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
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    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Requests for review of Spanish translations",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪə(ɹ)fəl",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪə(ɹ)fəl/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪə(ɹ)fʊl",
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        {
          "ref": "2009, Juliette Shapiro, Mr. Darcy's Decision: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice",
          "text": "“He is fearful handsome, as you know,” she said remorsefully, “you cannot imagine, Georgiana, the joy when I first fell in love with him.”",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "2014, Diana Wynne Jones, The Chrestomanci series",
          "text": "“It's a fearful strong charm needs dragon's blood,” he said plaintively.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Michael Brock, Eleanor Brock, Margot Asquith's Great War Diary 1914-1916",
          "text": "His Dardanelles expedition gave the Turk a fearful long start.",
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        "(dialect) Extremely; fearfully."
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɪə(ɹ)fəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪə(ɹ)fʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪɹfəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪɹfʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪɚfəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪɚfʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɜː(ɹ)fəl/",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɜː(ɹ)fʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)fəl"
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      "rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)fʊl"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
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      "word": "fearefull"
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      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "fearfull"
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  ],
  "word": "fearful"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.