Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FEAR-FUL, a.

1. Affected by fear; feeling pain in expectations of evil; apprehensive with solicitude; afraid. I an fearful of the consequences of rash conduct. Hence,
2. Timid; timorous; wanting courage. What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? Deut xx.
3. Terrible; impressing fear; frightful; dreadful. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Heb. x.
4. Awful; to be reverenced. O Lord, who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises? Ex. xv. That thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, Jehovan, thy God. Deut. xxviii.