Fearsome
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: frightening, especially in appearance.
Example sentence: I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved.
Awful
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: Very, extremely; as, an awful big house.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive; as, an awful scene.Struck or filled with awe.terror-stricken.Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.Very bad.
Example sentence: If anyone thinks they'd rather be in a different part of history, they're probably not a very good student of history. Life sucked in the old days. People knew very little, and you were likely to die at a young age of some horrible disease. You'd probably have no teeth by now. It would be particularly awful if you were a woman.