fearsomely
adverb
fearsomeness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of fearsome in a Sentence
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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Chaos Theory explores a very different world in which dinosaurs now share much of the planet with humans with elements of the latter displaying no shortage of ideas on how the fearsome beasts might be exploited for profit and the gang of friends battling to protect them.
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Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The loss was the Royals’ fifth in a row, but the American League wild card hopefuls had been one of the league’s most fearsome offenses in their home ballpark, leading the AL with 4.92 runs per game at Kaufmann Stadium with the AL’s third-best home record (45-34).
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death and look after her wife (Selena Gomez) and their children so Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Despite her fearsome productivity, Crockett is the antithesis of the kind of career politician whose every move seems orchestrated and focus-group-tested.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2024
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Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The loss was the Royals’ fifth in a row, but the American League wild card hopefuls had been one of the league’s most fearsome offenses in their home ballpark, leading the AL with 4.92 runs per game at Kaufmann Stadium with the AL’s third-best home record (45-34).
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death and look after her wife (Selena Gomez) and their children so Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Despite her fearsome productivity, Crockett is the antithesis of the kind of career politician whose every move seems orchestrated and focus-group-tested.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Fearsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fearsome. Accessed 27 Oct. 2024.
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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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