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fearfully

In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.

I stepped fearfully into the pitch-dark cave.
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  • “It sounds like living, fearfully, everywhere but the present”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I fearfully await the day they reprint the Neo Zeong and am then forced to make a bad financial decision.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, dated) very; very much.

He's a fearfully good striker.
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