单词 | affrightfully |
释义 | † affrightfullyadv. Obsolete (archaic in later use). In a frightening manner; alarmingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [adverb] > in an alarmed manner affrightedly1612 affrightfully1659 alarmedly1827 1659 R. Brathwait Panthalia 115 None outwardly better arm'd against assaults: nor inwardly more naked, nor affrightfully expos'd to alarms. 1668 H. More Two Last Dialogues v. xli. 459 That I lose not my Repose this Night, or dream affrightfully. 1723 J. Hughes tr. Claudian Rape of Proserpine (new ed.) iii. 61 Round their Limbs the griesly Serpents dead, Which form'd their Feet, affrightfully are spread. 1858 M. A. Moffitt Juvenile Tourist 371 Most affrightfully doth rage This terrible contagion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < |
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