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# fearsome

adjective (fearsome; more fearsome, most fearsome)

«fearsome» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fearsome means very frightening to look at or meet, because it is big, strong or dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fearsome/#m1)
2. It can also mean very impressive or hard to deal with: «a fearsome reputation». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fearsome/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and nature lessons, fearsome creatures such as sharks, T. rex and dragons are described with this word. In sport, a fearsome team or player is one others are scared to play. Phrases: «a fearsome reputation», «fearsome teeth», «a fearsome warrior».

### Examples

- The T. rex had fearsome teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fearsome/#x1)
- The knight faced a fearsome dragon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fearsome/#x2)
- Vikings were fearsome warriors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fearsome/#x3)
- Our netball team has a fearsome reputation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fearsome/#x4)
- The storm made a fearsome noise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fearsome/#x5)
- The tiger looked fearsome but was asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fearsome/#x6)
- Then the fearsome thing gave a loud roar, and stamped with both his feet upon the pavement, and out of the church he went after the sprightly tailor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fearsome/#x7)

### Note

Built from «fear» + «-some» (like «troublesome»). Similar: frightening, terrifying, formidable. Describes the frightening thing, not the scared person.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fearsome» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fearsome/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fearsome» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fearsome.html) on Mova free.