"fearfully" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪɹfəli/ [General-American], /ˈfɪəfəli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-fearfully.ogg Forms: more fearfully [comparative], most fearfully [superlative]
Etymology: From fearful + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fearful|ly}} fearful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} fearfully (comparative more fearfully, superlative most fearfully)
  1. In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.
    Sense id: en-fearfully-en-adv-jhSnekBH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (UK, dated) very; very much. Tags: UK, dated
    Sense id: en-fearfully-en-adv-XqM2MHsy Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unfearfully
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