fearsome vs fearful

fearsome and fearful both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fearsome	No	Yes	No	No
fearful	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, fearsome and fearful are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of fearsome include awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible.

fearsome (adjective)	fearful (adjective)
causing fear or dread or terror	lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
	experiencing or showing fear
	causing fear or dread or terror
	extremely distressing
	timid by nature or revealing timidity