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faint / frail / fragile / feeble
faint |feɪnt|
adjective
1 (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible: "the faint murmur of voices."
• (of a hope or chance) possible but unlikely; slight:
"there is a faint chance that the enemy may flee."
• lacking conviction or enthusiasm; feeble: "she sent him a faint answering smile."
2 [ predic. ] feeling weak and dizzy and close to losing consciousness: "the heat made him feel faint."
Frail |freɪl|
adjective
(of a person) weak and delicate: "his small, frail body | she looked frail and vulnerable."
• easily damaged or broken; weak: "the balcony is frail | the country's frail economy."
Fragile |ˈfradʒʌɪl|
adjective
(of an object) easily broken or damaged: "fragile items such as glass and china."
Feeble |ˈfiːb(ə)l|
adjective ( feebler, feeblest )
lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness: "by now, he was too feeble to leave his room."
• (of a sound) faint: "her feeble cries of pain."
• lacking strength of character: "I know it's feeble but I've never been one to stand up for myself."
failing to convince or impress: "a feeble excuse."
formidable / dreadful / forbidding / threatening
formidable |ˈfɔːmɪdəb(ə)l|
adjective
1.inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable: "a formidable opponent."

Dreadful
adjective
1 causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious: "there's been a dreadful accident."
• extremely disagreeable:" the weather was dreadful."
• (of a person) unwell or troubled: "I feel dreadful—I hate myself | she looked quite dreadful and she was "struggling for breath.
2 [ attrib. ] used to emphasize the degree to which something is the case, especially something regarded with sadness or disapproval: "this was all a dreadful mistake | you're a dreadful flirt."

forbidding
adjective
1.unfriendly or threatening in appearance: "a grim and forbidding building."

threatening
adjective
1.being a threat to
totally / pretty / utterly / blatantly
general meaning: absolutely
utterly: general before adjective with negative connotation
pretty: it means more "quite"
vividly / strongly / utterly / heavily
Vividly
adv
producing very clear pictures in your mind:"I vividly remember the day we first met."

strongly
adv
having physical power, great power,powerful effect on the body or mind;

utterly
adv
absolutely

heavily
adv
1 to a great degree; in large amounts:"it was raining heavily "
2) with a lot of force or effort; with weight: "she fell heavily to the ground | he sat down heavily in the chair"