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View definitions for fearfully

fearfully

adverb as in in fear

adverb as in very much

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He is vividly, fearfully aware of how much worse things might get than the rotten, tottering system he upholds.

In a world screaming at us to lean in, we fearfully crave the experience of leaning out.

Equally inevitable, Israel is responding, fearfully, with bullets.

By a strange fatality, they were generally purblind, and always shyed most fearfully when an Opposition coach approached them.

The sixth and last round, is described by the pressman and compositors, as having been fearfully scientific.

"To your chamber, mademoiselle," he whispered fearfully, and he pointed to the door of the inner room.

That tires her awfully, and makes her fearfully cross; so that father and I keep all little worries to ourselves that we can.

As Irvin seized her hands and looked at her eagerly, half-fearfully, Rita achieved sufficient composure to speak.

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fearfully, such as: nervously, timidly, apprehensively, diffidently, in alarm, and in fright.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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