fearful

Meanings

• experiencing or showing fear
  • "a fearful glance"
  • "fearful of criticism"
• causing fear or dread or terror
  • "a fearful howling"
• lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; - P.B.Shelley
• extremely distressing
  • "fearful slum conditions"
• timid by nature or revealing timidity
  • "cast fearful glances at the large dog"

Synonyms

awful, cowardly, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, frightful, horrendous, horrific, terrible, timorous, trepid