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feared

/fɪɹd/ adjective B1
  1. Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.
  2. Regarded with fear, respect, or reverence.
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“No one then is to be feared,” Baloo wound up, patting his big furry stomach with pride.
The Jungle Book, p. 33 · B2
Kaa was everything that the monkeys feared in the jungle, for none of them knew the limits of his power, none of them could look him in the face, and none had ever come alive out of his hug.
The Jungle Book, p. 57 · B2
Things went better than Marilla feared, however.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 108 · C1
The rivalry between them was soon apparent; it was entirely good natured on Gilbert’s side; but it is much to be feared that the same thing cannot be said of Anne, who had certainly an unpraiseworthy tenacity for holding grudges.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 130 · C1

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