[adjective] causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" Synonyms:awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
[adjective] lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley Synonyms:cowardly
[adjective] timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog" Synonyms:timorous, trepid
[adjective] experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"