Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Fearfulness; sense of fear.
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Examples
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He was so well prepared, however, that no expression of surprise, no reflex of its ghastfulness met Leopold's gaze, and he went on to the end without a pause even.
Thomas Wingfold, Curate George MacDonald 1864
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He was so well prepared, however, that no expression of surprise, no reflex of its ghastfulness met Leopold's gaze, and he went on to the end without a pause even.
Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2 George MacDonald 1864
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