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fear·ful·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fearfullyadverb

    in fear, "she hurried down the stairs fearfully"

  2. fearfullyadverb

    in an alarming manner

    "they were fearfully attacked"

Wiktionary

  1. fearfullyadverb

    in a fearful manner; characterized by fear

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Fearfullyadverb

    Etymology: from fearful

    In such a night
    Did Thisbe fearfully o’ertrip the dew,
    And saw the lion’s shadow. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

    There is a cliff, whose high and bending head
    Looks fearfully on the confined deep. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

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  1. fearfully

    Fearfully is an adverb that relates to being frightened or scared. It describes an action done in a manner that indicates fear or apprehension. It can also mean doing something with a sense that it might have negative consequences. It suggests a certain level of anxiety, dread, worry or terror.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fearfullyadverb

    in a fearful manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fearfully in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fearfully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of fearfully in a Sentence

  1. G. Macdonald:

    Certainly work is not always required of a man. There is such a thing as a sacred idleness - the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.

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