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fearsome
adjective
the crocodile's teeth are a fearsome sight:
frightening, horrifying, terrifying, menacing, chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, alarming, startling, unnerving, daunting, formidable, forbidding, dismaying, mean-looking, disquieting, disturbing, harrowing;
appalling, dreadful, monstrous, horrendous;
awe-inspiring, awesome, impressive, imposing, tremendous;
informal scary, hairy.
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See formidable.