Fearsome
/ˈfɪɹsəm/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 frightening, especially in appearance.
"fearsome reputation"
- 2 fearful, frightened archaic, rare
Adjective
- 1 causing fear or dread or terror wordnet
Example
More examples"He has a fearsome intellect before which even the most learned cower."
Etymology
From fear + -some. Compare German furchtsam (“fearful”, obsolete also “fearsome”); this is more closely equivalent to English frightsome, however.