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单词 fearfully
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fearfully in British English

(ˈfɪəfʊlɪ)
adverb
1. 
in a fearful manner
2. 
(intensifier)
you're fearfully kind

fearfully in American English

(ˈfɪrfəli)
adverb
1. 
in a fearful manner
2. 
to a fearful extent
3.  Informal
very much; very
fearfully busy

Examples of 'fearfully' in a sentence
fearfully

He looked fearfully at his sleeping companion, waited to hear the regular breathing, then dropped his voice to a hoarse panting.
Heller, Keith MAN'S LOVING FAMILY (2002)
The engineer stared from face to face, a little fearfully, wondering what had sparked this inquiry.
Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS (2002)
`There's a holly tree just up the road," Anna went on fearfully.
Fraser, Christine Marion NOBLE BEGINNNINGS (2002)
She handed it to Kirby, then glanced back, fearfully, at the house.
Stephanie Laurens ON A WICKED DAWN (2002)

Synonyms of 'fearfully'

nervously, uneasily, timidly, apprehensively
very, terribly, horribly, tremendously
More Synonyms of fearfully
1 (adverb) 
Softly, fearfully, he stole from the room.
Synonyms
nervously
uneasily
timidly
apprehensively
diffidently
in fear and trembling
timorously
with bated breath
with many misgivings or forebodings
with your heart in your mouth
2 (adverb) 
(informal) 
This dress is fearfully expensive.
Synonyms
very
I am very grateful to you for all your help.
terribly
I'm terribly sorry to bother you at this hour.
horribly
tremendously
awfully (informal)
That caramel looks awfully good.
exceedingly
It was an exceedingly difficult decision to make.
excessively
dreadfully
He looks dreadfully ill.
frightfully

Additional synonyms

in the sense of awfully
Definition
very
That caramel looks awfully good.
Synonyms
very,
extremely,
terribly,
exceptionally,
quite,
very much,
seriously (informal),
greatly,
immensely,
exceedingly,
excessively,
dreadfully
in the sense of dreadfully
He looks dreadfully ill.
Synonyms
extremely,
very,
terribly,
greatly,
badly,
deeply,
very much,
desperately,
exceptionally,
immensely,
tremendously,
awfully (informal),
exceedingly,
excessively
in the sense of exceedingly
Definition
very
It was an exceedingly difficult decision to make.
Synonyms
extremely,
very,
highly,
greatly,
especially,
hugely,
seriously (informal),
vastly,
unusually,
enormously,
exceptionally,
extraordinarily,
excessively,
superlatively,
inordinately,
to a fault,
to the nth degree,
surpassingly

Nearby words of
fearfully

  • fear
  • fear for something or someone
  • fearful
  • fearfully
  • fearless
  • fearlessness
  • fearsome

Synonyms of 'fearfully'

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