King James Bible Dictionary

FE'ARFUL, adjective

1. Affected by fear; feeling pain in expectation of evil; apprehensive with solicitude; afraid. I am fearful of the consequences of rash conduct. Hence,

2. Timid; timorous; wanting courage.

What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted?

Deuteronomy 20:8.

3. Terrible; impressing fear; frightful; dreadful.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:27.

4. Awful; to be reverenced.

O Lord, who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises? Exodus 15:11.

That thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, Jehovah, thy God. Deuteronomy 28:58.

FE'ARFULLY, adverb

1. Timorously; in fear.

In such a night did Thisbe fearfully o'ertrip the dew.

2. Terribly; dreadfully; in a manner to impress terror.

There is a cliff, whose high and bending head looks fearfully on the confined deep.

3. In a manner to impress admiration and astonishment.

I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalms 139:14.

FE'ARFULNESS, noun

1. Timorousness; timidity.

2. State of being afraid; awe; dread.

A thing that makes a government despised, is fearfulness of, and mean compliances with, bold popular offenders.

3. Terror; alarm; apprehension of evil.

Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Isaiah 33:14.