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fearfully

British  
/ ˈfɪəfʊlɪ /

adverb

  1. in a fearful manner

  2. (intensifier)

    you're fearfully kind
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Railing about powerlessness is a luxury we might want to save for the moment—should it ever fearfully arrive—in which we have truly got no power left to assert.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

"Are you from ICE?" one of the women, a farm worker in a hat and purple bandana, asks us fearfully.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025

I turned around to find Kaitlyn and her mother staring fearfully at the mound of cash.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Videos shared on social media of the immediate aftermath of the quake, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed people fearfully running out of a shopping centre, restaurants and apartment buildings and congregating outside.

From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2023

She sat and wrapped her arms around herself until the shaking stopped, glancing fearfully at the red horizon every few seconds.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

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