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Fearfully

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Adverb

1. fearfully

in fear,

Example Sentences:
'she hurried down the stairs fearfully'

2. fearfully

in an alarming manner

Example Sentences:
'they were fearfully attacked'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fearfully

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adverb
1. 
in a fearful manner
2. 
(intensifier)
you're fearfully kind

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Fearfully

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adverb
1. 
in a fearful manner
2. 
to a fearful extent
3.  Informal
very much; very
fearfully busy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fearfully

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adj.
1.
a. Experiencing fear; frightened: fearful about losing one's job; fearful of a scornful response.
b. Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
c. Indicating anxiety or fear: "Sare faltered, a fearful look clouding her face" (Donna Morrisey).
2. Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening: a fearful howling.
3. Extreme, as in degree or extent. Used especially of something negative: a fearful blunder; fearful poverty.

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