Afraid and Tame

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Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

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Tame and afraid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tame" instead an adjective "Afraid".

Tame adjective - Changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans.

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Afraid and tame are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Tame".

Nearby Words: tamed, taming, tamer, tamely

Ebenezer Rat in The Book of the Dun Cow is vicious and not afraid to kill, but the later Eldritch Abominations that Chauntecleer faces make him look positively tame.

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