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apprehensively

/æprɛhˈsɪvɪdli/ adverb · British & US
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What does apprehensively mean?

adverb

Feeling or showing anxiety or uncertainty about something that is going to happen; done or said with a feeling of anxiety or uncertainty.

Example

"She looked at him apprehensively, wondering what he was going to say."

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