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Fearful vs Trepidly - What's the difference?

fearful | trepidly |

As an adjective fearful

is frightening.

As an adverb trepidly is

in a fearful or timid manner.

fearful

English

Alternative forms

* fearefull (obsolete) * fearfull (obsolete)

Adjective

(fearfuller)
  • Frightening.
  • Frightened, filled with terror.
  • * 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.4:
    • Those two great champions did attonce pursew / The fearefull damzell with incessant payns [...].
  • Terrible.
  • Tending to fear.
    • fearful boy

    Synonyms

    * (frightened) frightened, timid, timorous * See also

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    trepidly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a fearful or timid manner.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)