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Apprehensively

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ap·pre·hen·sive  (pr-hnsv)
adj.
1. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy. See Synonyms at afraid.
2. Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.
appre·hensive·ly adv.
appre·hensive·ness n.
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Adv.1.Apprehensivelyapprehensively - with anxiety or apprehension; "we watched anxiously"
anxiously, uneasily
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