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Definition of fearsome
fearsomely
adverbfearsomeness
nounExplore Merriam-Webster
Examples of fearsome in a Sentence
at night the child would always imagine that there were fearsome monsters lurking under his bed
after working all afternoon in the hot sun, I had developed a fearsome thirst
Recent Examples of fearsome from the Web
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Then the bouncer, an obligatorily fearsome Mr. Five-by-Five, parted the rope and the line began to move.
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Frank Kush was a fearsome coach who transformed Arizona State from a backwater football program into a powerhouse.
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Frank Kush, 88, the fearsome coach who transformed Arizona State from a backwater football program into a powerhouse, has died.
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But then again, McCarthy was a truly fearsome figure.
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Ultimately, as RoundUp Ready corn and soy have demonstrated, nature will fight back, creating new and more fearsome weeds/bugs than the ones the chemicals were devised to stamp out.
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Climate change turns out to be great news for mosquitoes, particularly the fearsome Aedes aegypti variety, now free to move into formerly inhospitable areas.
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As Uncle Daddy, Norris is unfortunately more clownsome than fearsome, and, bereft of better writing, Nash leans too heavily on stereotype as a way to give her character a little more life.
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The instinct when facing down a fearsome foe is to punch fast and often.
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First Known Use of fearsome
1768
FEARSOME Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of fearsome for English Language Learners
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: causing fear : very frightening
FEARSOME Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of fearsome for Students
: very frightening a fearsome growl
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