Meaning

2 senses
  1. In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.

    I stepped fearfully into the pitch-dark cave.

    in fear

  2. (UK, dated)Very; very much.

    He's a fearfully good striker.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. "Where are you?" I asked fearfully.

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  2. It was her fearfully pale complexion that caught his eye.

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  3. The cat meowed fearfully.

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  4. This club is fearfully dull. The dance floor is empty and the smoking patio is packed.

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  5. We came fearfully close to the Sun's orbit because we launched from the wrong side of Mercury.

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Forms

more fearfully, most fearfully
Comparativemore fearfully Lesson
Superlativemost fearfully

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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