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UK
/fˈiəfəli/
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ADVERB
-
in an alarming manner
they were fearfully attacked -
in fear
she hurried down the stairs fearfully
How To Use fearfully In A Sentence
- Everyone is scared, waiting fearfully for the next attack.
- Fearfully she launched herself on the slippery path, clinging to the wet sleeve of his mackintosh. PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW
- The champan tossed fearfully, so that it was regarded as a good plan to cut down the mast. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing t
- It was old, and high above the water; and it shook fearfully as they went over it.
- He does not sound at all handsome, and he is fearfully old.
- He informed Victor, as a probe, that the business of the Life Insurance was at periods 'fearfully necrological! Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
- He speaks to them of his own little "nippers" at home, and they in turn tell him of their father who is fighting, of their mother who now works in the fields, and of baby who is fearfully ignorant, does not know the difference between the French and the "Engleesch," and who insisted on calling the great English General who had stayed at their farm "papa. The White Road to Verdun
- She handed it to Kirby, then glanced back, fearfully, at the house. ON A WICKED DAWN
- Harsh voices followed after the loud noise and Gabrielle quickly, fearfully pulled her shoes back on and unlocked her stall.
- Giojoso fell to trembling; behind him, Rinolfo, the cause of all this garboil, stared with round big eyes; whilst my mother, all a-quiver, clutched at her bosom and looked at me fearfully, but spoke no word. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza