[His] mien and manner lend credence to his fearsome reputation (Saturday Evening Post). His [Babe Ruth's] presence turned the New Yorkers into the most fearsome team in baseball (Time).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fear´some|ly — fear|some «FIHR suhm», adjective. 1. causing fear; frightful; dreadful: »a fearsome sight. 2. afraid; timid; apprehensive: »She was fearsome of danger. 3. to be dreaded; … Useful english dictionary
fear|some — «FIHR suhm», adjective. 1. causing fear; frightful; dreadful: »a fearsome sight. 2. afraid; timid; apprehensive: »She was fearsome of danger. 3. to be dreaded; … Useful english dictionary
grue´some|ness — grue|some «GROO suhm», adjective. 1. causing fear or horror; horrible; frightful; revolting: »The dim, mysterious half light of the cellar falling in a gruesome way upon the misshapen bulk of a Chinese deity (Bret Harte). SYNONYM(S): grisly. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
fear — fear·ful; fear·ful·ly; fear·ful·ness; fear·less; fear·less·ly; fear·less·ness; fear·some; fear; fear·er; fear·some·ly; fear·some·ness; … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
some — four·some; hand·some; lee·some; lep·to·some; light·some; li·po·some; lis·some; lone·some; meso·some; mono·some; schis·to·some; some; some·body; some·thing; some·time; some·times; some·what; three·some; awe·some·ly; awe·some·ness; blithe·some·ly;… … English syllables
grue´some|ly — grue|some «GROO suhm», adjective. 1. causing fear or horror; horrible; frightful; revolting: »The dim, mysterious half light of the cellar falling in a gruesome way upon the misshapen bulk of a Chinese deity (Bret Harte). SYNONYM(S): grisly. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
grue|some — «GROO suhm», adjective. 1. causing fear or horror; horrible; frightful; revolting: »The dim, mysterious half light of the cellar falling in a gruesome way upon the misshapen bulk of a Chinese deity (Bret Harte). SYNONYM(S): grisly. 2. Scottish … Useful english dictionary
Loch Ness Monster — For other uses, see Loch Ness Monster (disambiguation). Nessie redirects here. For other uses, see Nessie (disambiguation). the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie, Niseag[1] … Wikipedia
dumb´ness — dumb «duhm», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. not able to speak: »dumb animals. Helen Keller learned to speak; she was blind and deaf but not dumb. 2. silenced for the moment by fear, surprise, shyness, or other emotion: »She was struck dumb with… … Useful english dictionary
