φοβερός — meaning in English

English meaning

• awful adj Very bad or unpleasant.
• dreadful adj Very bad, unpleasant, or shocking.
• fearful adj Feeling afraid or anxious.
• grisly adv In a horrifying or gruesome manner.
• terrible adj Very bad or unpleasant.
• terrific adj Excellent; wonderful.
• wicked adj Morally bad; evil or cruel.

Senses

φοβερός is used for these senses in English:

• awful Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
• dreadful Full of something causing dread, whether
• fearful Frightening; causing fear.
• fearful (dated) Terrible; shockingly bad.
• grisly Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
• terrible Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
• terrible Formidable, powerful.
• terrific Extremely good; excellent, amazing. [from 19th c.]

awful — full definition

1. adj Very bad or unpleasant.
2. adv informal: Very; extremely.

dreadful — full definition

1. adj Very bad, unpleasant, or shocking.
2. adj Causing genuine fear or horror.
3. noun A cheaply printed, sensational story or crime report, especially from the 19th century (a "penny dreadful").

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