fearsomely
adverb
fearsomeness
noun
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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
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His looks and physique add to the grotesque and fearsome presence onscreen.
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The madcap inventor and his loyal dog have faced foes such as a deranged robot, a serial killer who targets bread bakers, and an archnemesis who is that most fearsome of creatures, a penguin.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Even the most fearsome clique of them all, the Manhattan private all-girls school vampires, are there.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
In South Africa, orcas have developed techniques to kill great white sharks, one of the ocean’s most fearsome predators.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The madcap inventor and his loyal dog have faced foes such as a deranged robot, a serial killer who targets bread bakers, and an archnemesis who is that most fearsome of creatures, a penguin.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Even the most fearsome clique of them all, the Manhattan private all-girls school vampires, are there.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
In South Africa, orcas have developed techniques to kill great white sharks, one of the ocean’s most fearsome predators.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Fearsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fearsome. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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fearsome
adjective
fear·some
ˈfi(ə)r-səm 
1
: causing fear
2
: timid
fearsomely
adverb
fearsomeness
noun
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