- Apprehensively
- Apprehensively Ap`pre*hen"sive*ly, adv. In an apprehensive manner; with apprehension of danger. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Apprehensively
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apprehensively — adv. Apprehensively is used with these verbs: ↑ask, ↑look, ↑watch … Collocations dictionary
apprehensively — apprehensive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ anticipating something with anxiety or fear. DERIVATIVES apprehensively adverb apprehensiveness noun … English terms dictionary
apprehensively — adverb see apprehensive … New Collegiate Dictionary
apprehensively — See apprehensive. * * * … Universalium
apprehensively — adverb in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension … Wiktionary
apprehensively — adv. fearfully, worriedly, in a concerned manner … English contemporary dictionary
apprehensively — ap·pre·hen·sive·ly … English syllables
apprehensively — See: apprehensive … English dictionary
apprehensively — adverb with anxiety or apprehension we watched anxiously • Syn: ↑anxiously, ↑uneasily • Derived from adjective: ↑apprehensive, ↑uneasy (for: ↑uneasily), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
apprehensive — apprehensively, adv. apprehensiveness, n. /ap ri hen siv/, adj. 1. uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers. 2. quick to learn or understand. 3. perceptive; discerning (usually fol … Universalium
