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fearfully
1: causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm especially because of dangerous quality <a fearful storm>2 a: full of fear <fearful for his safety> b: indicating or arising from fear <a fearful glance> c: inclined to fear : timorous3: very great or bad —used as an intensive <a fearful waste><fearful slum conditions>
— fear·ful·ly
\-f(ə-)lē\
adverb
— fear·ful·ness
\-fəl-nəs\
noun synonyms fearful
, apprehensive
, afraid mean disturbed by fear. fearful implies often a timorous or worrying temperament <the child is fearful of loud noises>. apprehensive suggests a state of mind and implies a premonition of evil or danger <apprehensive of being found out>. afraid often suggests weakness or cowardice and regularly implies inhibition of action or utterance <afraid to speak the truth>.
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