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fearfully [ˈfɪəfʊlɪ] adv
1. in a fearful manner 2. (intensifier) you're fearfully kind ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
fearfully adverb 1. nervously, uneasily, timidly, apprehensively, diffidently, in fear and trembling, timorously, with bated breath, with many misgivings or forebodings, with your heart in your mouth Softly, fearfully, he stole from the room. 2. very, terribly, horribly, tremendously, awfully, exceedingly, excessively, dreadfully, frightfully This dress is fearfully expensive. Translations fearfully [ˈfɪəfəlɪ] ADV 1. (= timidly) [cower etc] → con miedo; [say] → tímidamente 2. (o.f.) (= very) → terriblemente fearfully adv (= apprehensively) → ängstlich fearfully [ˈfɪəf/əlɪ] adv a. (timidly) → timorosamente b. (fam) (very) → terribilmente, spaventosamente fearfully [ˈfɪəf/əlɪ] adv a. (timidly) → timorosamente b. (fam) (very) → terribilmente, spaventosamente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Wolf, being thus fearfully mauled, said, "I am rightly served, for why did I attempt the art of healing, when my father only taught me the trade of a butcher? But Athena sprang quickly from the immortal head and stood before Zeus who holds the aegis, shaking a sharp spear: great Olympus began to reel horribly at the might of the bright-eyed goddess, and earth round about cried fearfully, and the sea was moved and tossed with dark waves, while foam burst forth suddenly: the bright Son of Hyperion stopped his swift-footed horses a long while, until the maiden Pallas Athene had stripped the heavenly armour from her immortal shoulders. At last the boat came alongside the ship, and now the Queen saw that it was a stone boat, out of which there came up on board the ship a fearfully ugly Witch. |
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