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affeared

affeared is the simple past and past participle of affear.

Meaning of affear

Verb

affear (third-person singular simple present affears, present participle affearing, simple past and past participle affeared)

  1. (archaic) To frighten, to scare; to terrify.

Adjective

affeared (comparative more affeared, superlative most affeared)

  1. (archaic) frightened, afraid

Forms of affeared

comparativemore affeared
superlativemost affeared

Questions about affeared

What does affeared mean?
Affeared means frightened, afraid.
What is affeared the simple past and past participle of?
Affeared is the simple past and past participle of affear.
What part of speech is affeared?
Affeared is an adjective.

Words near affeared in the dictionary

  1. affamishes
  2. affamishing
  3. affamishment
  4. affear
  5. affeard
  6. affeared
  7. affearing
  8. affears
  9. affect
  10. affect display
  11. affect displays

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