ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Afraidly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Afraidly is an adverb meaning In an afraid manner.

Meaning

In an afraid manner.

Example Sentences

When Scottishmen hes séene them sa / Affrayedly flee all their way[…]
[…]; many honeſt men then followed, and made ſuch diligence, that they cauſed the French once to retire ſomewhat affrayedly.
Still Bill held the deposit slip in his hands half-afraidly, really wanting to hold the money, but the banker allayed those fears too.
Birdes with many a piteous pew, / Afraidly in the Aire they flew. So long as they had ſtrength to flée / Then ſwattered down into the ſea:[…]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include frightenedly, scaredly, fearfully, fearingly, horrifiedly, unfearfully.

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