apprehensive

  • 21apprehensive — adjective Date: 14th century 1. capable of apprehending or quick to do so ; discerning 2. having apprehension ; cognizant 3. viewing the future with anxiety or alarm Synonyms: see fearful • apprehensively …

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  • 22apprehensive — Synonyms and related words: afraid, agitated, alive, all nerves, all knowing, all overish, anxious, anxioused up, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending, awake, aware, bothered, cognizant, comprehending, concerned, conscious, disquieted,… …

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  • 23apprehensive — ap·pre hen·sive || ‚æprɪ hensɪv adj. worried, concerned …

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  • 24apprehensive — adjective 1》 anticipating with anxiety or fear. 2》 rare relating to perception or understanding. Derivatives apprehensively adverb apprehensiveness noun Origin ME: from Fr. appréhensif or med. L. apprehensivus, from L. apprehendere (see… …

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  • 25apprehensive — a. 1. Quick to understand, of quick perceptions. 2. Fearful, afraid, distrustful, suspicious, anxious, uneasy …

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  • 26apprehensive — adj 1. uneasy, anxious, qualmish, fretful; worried, alarmed, concerned, solicitous; disturbed, distressed, disquieted; fearful, afraid, scared; suspicious, mistrustful, distrustful, uncertain; nervous, Sl. uptight, queasy, jittery, skittish,… …

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  • 27apprehensive — ap·pre·hen·sive …

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  • 28apprehensive — adjective Syn: anxious, worried, uneasy, nervous, concerned, agitated Ant: confident …

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  • 29apprehensive — [ˌæprɪˈhensɪv] adj slightly worried or nervous apprehensively adv …

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  • 30apprehensive — ap•pre•hen•sive [[t]ˌæp rɪˈhɛn sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) uneasy or fearful about something that might happen 2) quick to learn or understand 3) perceptive; discerning • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < ML ap pre•hen′sive•ly, adv. ap pre•hen′sive•ness, n …

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