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单词 fearfully
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Definition of fearfully in English:

fearfully

adverb ˈfɪəf(ə)liˈfɪəfʊliˈfɪrfəli
  • 1In an anxious manner; apprehensively.

    he glanced over his shoulder fearfully
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many women react fearfully to the news that they were going to have their baby in The Netherlands.
    • When she fearfully approaches him, he touches her coat, but stops himself.
    • Margaret stared fearfully at her brother who was smiling quietly to himself.
    • The Demon sank into a chair, nerveless and limp, but still staring fearfully at the boy.
    • They each regarded Mrs. Bennet fearfully.
    • They received us a little fearfully.
    • We saw people running by outside our window, peering fearfully back over their shoulders.
    • He glanced around fearfully in case anyone was watching what seemed like an ordinary conversation between the two men.
    • In the village were only scared-looking women standing in small groups, glancing fearfully around.
    • The mother, still recovering from the trauma of the delivery, fearfully anticipated the possibility of rejection by her in-laws.
    • Milo told me, softly and a little fearfully, that he was in awe of it.
    • A gaggle of ibis roosting in a nearby tree hooted fearfully.
    • All this week you will be looking fearfully to New York City for guidance on what you will be wearing shortly.
    • Everyone is scared, waiting fearfully for the next attack.
    • They don't step up to a long first putt thinking fearfully of a possible three-putt.
    • Some members of the public, who witnessed the incident outside when he attacked Baney, looked fearfully at the man.
    • She pressed her back against the wall and looked fearfully at everyone who moved.
    • Jacob and Bryan stare fearfully at Dodge.
    • They were soon blinking fearfully at the financial markets like rabbits caught in the headlamps of a truck.
    • I left Darren staring fearfully out the window.
    Synonyms
    apprehensively, uneasily, nervously, timidly, timorously, diffidently, hesitantly
    with apprehension/trepidation, with bated breath, with one's heart in one's mouth
  • 2as submodifier Dreadfully; extremely.

    she was fearfully worried for the welfare of her family
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was old, and high above the water; and it shook fearfully as they went over it.
    • I would dearly love this book, Style and Epoch: Moisei Ginzburg, but it's fearfully pricey.
    • Her imagination had depicted him to her as suffering fearfully, but yet supported and illuminated by sanctity, love, and patience.
    • The poor girl was so fearfully covered with the loathsome eruption, that on the sixth day her skin could not be seen on any part of her body.
    • He had lived so long in the open air, and led so active a life, imprisonment was telling fearfully upon his strong frame.
    • Too many people have, and would, just be fearfully quiet in such a horrible situation.
    • The fearfully serious event inspired this bright and deceptively playful assemblage.
    • She's fearfully clever.
    • He does not sound at all handsome, and he is fearfully old.
    • The sandflies are so fearfully vicious that they prevent me from writing or doing anything and make me very irritable.
    • He screamed as it flew round and round him, searching out a place where it might sting him most fearfully.
    • This parish only attracted three converts last year and confessions are fearfully low.
    • His eyes were light blue and rather small, and his face was fearfully freckled; but for all that he was not a bad-looking boy.
    • Fielding had a fearfully difficult time in his youth trying to work out what girls wanted.
    • It appears to be fearfully highbrow.
    • The one on the white horse was fearfully handsome and charmingly polite.
    • The loss of men, in each ship, was fearfully great, and singularly equal.
    • After having been fearfully annoyed, however, by a crowd of half-armed Saracens, Joinville and his friends made a charge.
    • He hasn't any money, but is fearfully learned.
    • The online version of a gallery show, it has some fearfully vicious images - check out particularly the caricatures.
    Synonyms
    extremely, exceedingly, exceptionally, remarkably, uncommonly, extraordinarily, incredibly, most, very, really, immensely, thoroughly, positively, decidedly, downright
    Scottish unco
    North American quite
    informal tremendously, awfully, terribly, frightfully, dreadfully, terrifically, desperately, seriously, devilishly, hugely, fantastically, madly, ultra, too … for words, mucho, mega, majorly, oh-so
    British informal jolly, ever so, dead, well, fair, right
    North American informal real, mighty, awful, plumb, powerful, way
    South African informal lekker
    informal, dated devilish, hellish, frightfully
    archaic exceeding
 
 

Definition of fearfully in US English:

fearfully

adverbˈfɪrfəliˈfirfəlē
  • 1In an anxious manner; apprehensively.

    he glanced over his shoulder fearfully
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They don't step up to a long first putt thinking fearfully of a possible three-putt.
    • When she fearfully approaches him, he touches her coat, but stops himself.
    • The Demon sank into a chair, nerveless and limp, but still staring fearfully at the boy.
    • They were soon blinking fearfully at the financial markets like rabbits caught in the headlamps of a truck.
    • Milo told me, softly and a little fearfully, that he was in awe of it.
    • A gaggle of ibis roosting in a nearby tree hooted fearfully.
    • Margaret stared fearfully at her brother who was smiling quietly to himself.
    • They received us a little fearfully.
    • He glanced around fearfully in case anyone was watching what seemed like an ordinary conversation between the two men.
    • Some members of the public, who witnessed the incident outside when he attacked Baney, looked fearfully at the man.
    • We saw people running by outside our window, peering fearfully back over their shoulders.
    • Many women react fearfully to the news that they were going to have their baby in The Netherlands.
    • Jacob and Bryan stare fearfully at Dodge.
    • The mother, still recovering from the trauma of the delivery, fearfully anticipated the possibility of rejection by her in-laws.
    • They each regarded Mrs. Bennet fearfully.
    • Everyone is scared, waiting fearfully for the next attack.
    • All this week you will be looking fearfully to New York City for guidance on what you will be wearing shortly.
    • She pressed her back against the wall and looked fearfully at everyone who moved.
    • In the village were only scared-looking women standing in small groups, glancing fearfully around.
    • I left Darren staring fearfully out the window.
    Synonyms
    apprehensively, uneasily, nervously, timidly, timorously, diffidently, hesitantly
  • 2as submodifier Dreadfully; extremely.

    she was fearfully worried for the welfare of her family
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He hasn't any money, but is fearfully learned.
    • I would dearly love this book, Style and Epoch: Moisei Ginzburg, but it's fearfully pricey.
    • It appears to be fearfully highbrow.
    • The loss of men, in each ship, was fearfully great, and singularly equal.
    • He had lived so long in the open air, and led so active a life, imprisonment was telling fearfully upon his strong frame.
    • She's fearfully clever.
    • The online version of a gallery show, it has some fearfully vicious images - check out particularly the caricatures.
    • He screamed as it flew round and round him, searching out a place where it might sting him most fearfully.
    • Fielding had a fearfully difficult time in his youth trying to work out what girls wanted.
    • The sandflies are so fearfully vicious that they prevent me from writing or doing anything and make me very irritable.
    • After having been fearfully annoyed, however, by a crowd of half-armed Saracens, Joinville and his friends made a charge.
    • The fearfully serious event inspired this bright and deceptively playful assemblage.
    • Too many people have, and would, just be fearfully quiet in such a horrible situation.
    • This parish only attracted three converts last year and confessions are fearfully low.
    • It was old, and high above the water; and it shook fearfully as they went over it.
    • He does not sound at all handsome, and he is fearfully old.
    • The one on the white horse was fearfully handsome and charmingly polite.
    • Her imagination had depicted him to her as suffering fearfully, but yet supported and illuminated by sanctity, love, and patience.
    • The poor girl was so fearfully covered with the loathsome eruption, that on the sixth day her skin could not be seen on any part of her body.
    • His eyes were light blue and rather small, and his face was fearfully freckled; but for all that he was not a bad-looking boy.
    Synonyms
    extremely, exceedingly, exceptionally, remarkably, uncommonly, extraordinarily, incredibly, most, very, really, immensely, thoroughly, positively, decidedly, downright
 
 
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