frightenedly
- adverb
- /ˈfraɪtəndli/
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asustadamente
- She spoke frightenedly when she heard strange noises outside the window.
Examples
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The child clung frightenedly to her mother during the thunderstorm.
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He glanced frightenedly at the dark alley before deciding to walk past it.
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The cat jumped frightenedly at the sudden movement.
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She looked around frightenedly after hearing the loud noise.
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The child looked around frightenedly after hearing a loud noise in the dark.
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She walked frightenedly into the room, unsure of what to expect.
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He spoke frightenedly, his voice trembling as he recounted the scary story.
Synonyms
87
2.3
Shows worry or fear in the way someone acts
43
3.2
In a worried or nervous way
19
4.2
In a worried or uncomfortable way
8
3.4
Showing that you are afraid
3
3.9
In a nervous, worried way that shows stress
3
2.0
In a way that shows you feel afraid or unsure
2
6.0
In a worried way because you think something bad may happen
1
8.1
To speak or move in a shaky, nervous way
1
5.8
In a way that shows shaking from fear, cold, or weakness
To do something in a nervous or afraid way
In a way that makes someone shiver from fear or disgust
In a nervous way that shows fear or hesitation
Antonyms
How Frightened
Surface Forms
Morphology
frightenedly = frightened (transparent) = frighten + ed + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'frightened', yielding 'in a frightened manner'.
Etymology
Frightenedly comes from the simple word fright meaning 'sudden fear' and the action word frighten meaning 'to make afraid'; adding -ed gives the idea 'having' that fear and -ly turns it into an adverb, like in quickly. So, frightenedly means 'in a way that shows fear', which fits how someone looks or speaks when they are scared.