英和和英

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪɹfəli/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪəfəli/
• ハイフネーション: fear‧ful‧ly

副詞

fearfully (comparative more fearfully, superlative most fearfully)

1. In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.

   I stepped fearfully into the pitch-dark cave.

2. (Britain, dated) very; very much.

   He's a fearfully good striker.

   • 1884, Saddlers, Harness Makers, and Carriage Builders' Gazette, London: John Kemp, 1 November, 1884, Vol. XIV, pp. 155-6, [1]

     Remember, when a horse is on its side the kicking-strap is useless, and the breechen nearly so, to prevent the swing of its hind legs; your aim is to get it away from the steps or wheel-plate of the trap, which, in its struggles, may cut its legs fearfully.