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fearfully

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adverbial fearfully has 2 senses
  1. fearfully - in fear, "she hurried down the stairs fearfully"
    Antonyms:
    fearlessly, dauntlessly, intrepidly
    Derived from adjective fearful5
  2. fearfully - in an alarming manner; "they were fearfully attacked"
    Derived from adjective
    awful2

Definitions from the Web

Fearfully

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1: With fear or apprehension

Example Sentence: Jane approached the haunted house fearfully, unsure of what awaited her inside.

Sense 2: Causing fear or terror

Example Sentence: The fearfully realistic horror movie gave me chills down my spine.

Sense 3: Characterized by fear or anxiety

Example Sentence: The fearfully shy child clung to his mother's leg, avoiding eye contact with anyone.

Sense 4: Expressing concern or worry

Example Sentence: The mother looked fearfully at her child's high fever, considering taking him to the hospital.

Sense 5: Extremely; very

Example Sentence: The storm raged fearfully outside, causing trees to uproot and power outages across the town.

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