Associations to the word «Fearsome»

Wiktionary

FEARSOME, adjective. Frightening, especially in appearance.
FEARSOME, adjective. (rare or archaic) fearful, frightened

Dictionary definition

FEARSOME, adjective. Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn