FEARFULLY


Meaning of FEARFULLY in English

fear ‧ ful ‧ ly /ˈfɪəf ə li $ ˈfɪr-/ BrE AmE adverb

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ fear , ↑ fearfulness ≠ ↑ fearlessness ; adjective : ↑ fearful ≠ ↑ fearless , ↑ fearsome ; verb : ↑ fear ; adverb : ↑ fearfully ≠ ↑ fearlessly ]

1 . in a way that shows you are afraid:

She glanced fearfully over her shoulder.

2 . [+ adjective/adverb] British English old-fashioned extremely:

She’s fearfully clever.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.