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fearsome

/ˈfɪɹsəm/ adjective B2
  1. Frightening, especially in appearance. · fearsome reputation· fearsome weapon
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Peter was said to be; and discharged servant girls told fearsome tales of her temper and stinginess, and her family of pert, quarrelsome children.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 56 · C1
I have seen death in many forms, but never has it appeared to me in a more fearsome aspect than in that dark grimy apartment, which looked out upon one of the main arteries of suburban London.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 29 · B2

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