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fearful

Meaning of “fearful”

Full of fear, timid, afraid, or lacking courage; causing or fitted to cause fear, awe, or terror; dreadful or solemnly formidable.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
11 occurrences11 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 15:11

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Matthew 8:26
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
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And he saith vnto them, Why are yee fearefull, O yee of litle faith? Then hee arose, and rebuked the winds and the Sea, and there was a great calme.

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Affected by fear; feeling pain in expectation of evil; apprehensive with solicitude; afraid. […] Timid; timorous; wanting courage.

volume 1, leaf 746, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 70)