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[ adverb ] in fear, "she hurried down the stairs fearfully"

Used in print

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

Once_more , Katie reared , and whinnied in fear .

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

She remembered McClellan 's last proclamation as she hurried fearfully down the stairs .

Related terms

fearlessly fearful fearful

2
[ adverb ] in an alarming manner

Examples

"they were fearfully attacked"

Related terms

awful awful

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