fearsomefear‧some /ˈfɪəsəm $ ˈfɪr-/ adjective - Stalin's fearsome secret police
- Great big and fearsome Dimetrodon, a species of dinosaur, was the most powerful creature.
- He would be a fearsome opponent.
- There was the other, fearsome, face of royalty.
- They watched him intently, like a group of schoolboys would a fearsome master.
nounfearfearfulness ≠ fearlessnessadjectivefearful ≠ fearlessfearsomeverbfearadverbfearfully ≠ fearlessly