fearsomely
adverb
fearsomeness
noun
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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Watson founded the global Sea Shepherd conservation movement in the 1970s and for decades won a fearsome reputation for ramming vessels and other aggressive tactics in confrontations on the high seas that repeatedly landed him in jail.
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CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
During the opening series of the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tatiana Tate was called upon to blow the horn as the fearsome fireballer made his way through the outfield to the mound.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
But Loyer and Smith in particular are fearsome threats from outside.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Today, two small new volcanoes are growing out of its bay, and another one called Kolumbo — capable of producing fearsome tsunamis and clouds of suffocating gases — lurks underwater just offshore.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
During the opening series of the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tatiana Tate was called upon to blow the horn as the fearsome fireballer made his way through the outfield to the mound.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
But Loyer and Smith in particular are fearsome threats from outside.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Today, two small new volcanoes are growing out of its bay, and another one called Kolumbo — capable of producing fearsome tsunamis and clouds of suffocating gases — lurks underwater just offshore.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Fearsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fearsome. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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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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