fearfully
Syllables: fear·ful·lyUK/ˈfɪəfəli//ˈfɪɹfəli/
fearfully adverb: in a fearful manner; characterized by fear.
Adverb
fearfully (comparative more fearfully, superlative most fearfully)
- In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.
- I stepped fearfully into the pitch-dark cave.
- very; very much.
- He's a fearfully good striker.
- Remember, when a horse is on its side the kicking-strap is useless, and the breechen nearly so, to prevent the swing of its hind legs; your aim is to get it away from the steps or wheel-plate of the trap, which, in its struggles, may cut its legs fearfully.1 November 1884, John Kemp, Saddlers, Harness Makers, and Carriage Builders' Gazette, volume XIV, London, pages 155–6
fearfully meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
fearfully in Tamil
- அச்சத்துடன்
fearfully in Malayalam
- ദാരുണമായി, ഘോരമായി, ഭയത്തോടെ, ഭീതിയോടെ
Forms of fearfully
| comparative | more fearfully |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fearfully |
Origin of fearfully
From fearful + -ly.
Words formed from fearfully
Questions about fearfully
- What does fearfully mean?
- Fearfully means in a fearful manner; characterized by fear.
- What is fearfully in Tamil?
- Fearfully in Tamil is அச்சத்துடன். See Fearfully meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fearfully?
- Fearfully is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce fearfully?
- Fearfully is pronounced /ˈfɪɹfəli/ (US).
Words near fearfully in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fearfully (page history and authors); fearfully (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fearfully (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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