Meanings
adverbapprehensively (comparative more apprehensively, superlative most apprehensively)
comparative more apprehensively · superlative most apprehensively
- in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish levottomasti, huolestuneesti
- levottomastiin an apprehensive manner
- huolestuneestiin an apprehensive manner
Portuguese apreensivamente
- apreensivamentein an apprehensive manner
Turkish endişeli bir şekilde, tedirgin bir şekilde
- endişeli bir şekildein an apprehensive manner
- tedirgin bir şekildein an apprehensive manner
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APA
apprehensively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apprehensively
MLA
“apprehensively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apprehensively. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apprehensively,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apprehensively.
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