fearfullyfear‧ful‧ly /ˈfɪəfəli $ ˈfɪr-/ adverb - Rosario fearfully clutched her 3-month-old infant as the bombs continued to fall.
- I think it will succeed although it will take ages, for he is fearfully shy, and I am likewise affected.
- In the evening, the churches were crammed with people who talked fearfully about the end of the world.
- The lift came and she got into it fearfully.
- These demons are fearfully effective in the movie.
- Wearily, fearfully, they filed out to face the day.
VERB► look· You never know what's out there, they said, looking fearfully over their shoulders.· She looked fearfully into his face.· All they could do was hug the sides or crouch among the bushes, looking fearfully upward, and wait.· She really did look fearfully glamorous and so ... well, I suppose the word is sophisticated.
nounfearfearfulness ≠ fearlessnessadjectivefearful ≠ fearlessfearsomeverbfearadverbfearfully ≠ fearlessly