F — Favorable to Feasible (Part 5 of 6)

4. To suspect; to doubt. [Obs.]

Ay what else, fear you not her courage?

Shak.

5. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear. [Obs.]

fear their people from doing evil.

Robynsin

Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs.

Shak.

Syn. — To apprehend; dread; reverence; venerate.

Fear
(Fear), v. i. To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.

I exceedingly fear and quake.

Heb. xii. 21.

Fearer
(Fear"er) n. One who fars. Sir P. Sidney.

Fearful
(Fear"ful) a.

1. Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.

Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidat all their power.

Bp. Warburton.

2. inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid.

What man is there that is fearful and faint- hearted?

Deut. xx. 8.

3. Indicating, or caused by, fear.

Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh.

Shak.

4. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful.

This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God.

Deut. xxviii. 58.

Death is a fearful thing.

Shak.

In dreams they fearful precipices tread.

Dryden.

Syn. — Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; horrible; distressing; shocking; frightful; dreadful; awful.

Fearfully
(Fear"ful*ly), adv. In a fearful manner.

Fearfulness
(Fear"ful*ness), n. The state of being fearful.

Fearless
(Fear"less), a. Free from fear.

Syn. — Bold; courageous; intrepid; valorous; valiant; brave; undaunted; dauntless; heroic.

— Fear"less*ly, adv. — Fear"less*ness, n.

Fearnaught
(Fear"naught`) n.

1. A fearless person.

2. A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnaught; also, a warm garment.