fearfully

Word family  noun fear fearfulness ≠ fearlessness adjective fearful ≠ fearless fearsome verb fear adverb fearfully ≠ fearlessly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fear·ful·ly /ˈfɪəfəli $ ˈfɪr-/ adverb  1  FRIGHTENEDin a way that shows you are afraid 恐惧地，害怕地 She glanced fearfully over her shoulder. 她提心吊胆地回头看了一眼。2  [+adj/adverb] British English old-fashionedVERY extremely 极其，非常 She’s fearfully clever. 她非常聪明。

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fearfully• The lift came and she got into it fearfully.• In the evening, the churches were crammed with people who talked fearfully about the end of the world.• Rosario fearfully clutched her 3-month-old infant as the bombs continued to fall.• These demons are fearfully effective in the movie.• I think it will succeed although it will take ages, for he is fearfully shy, and I am likewise affected.• Wearily, fearfully, they filed out to face the day.

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fearfully
fear‧ful‧ly /ˈfɪəfəli $ ˈfɪr-/ adverb1. in a way that shows you are afraid:
    She glanced fearfully over her shoulder.
2. [+ adjective/adverb] British English old-fashioned extremely:
    She’s fearfully clever.