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fearfully

/ˈfɪɹfəli/ US
/ˈfɪəfəli/ UK

adverb more fearfully · most fearfully

In a fearful manner; characterized by fear. I stepped fearfully into the pitch-dark cave.
UK, dated very; very much. He's a fearfully good striker.

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@misc{fearfully_2026,
  title = {fearfully},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fearfully},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}