Afraidly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an afraid manner.
"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:[…]"
Example
More examples"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:[…]"
Etymology
From Middle English affrayedly, affrayitly; equivalent to afraid + -ly.
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