apprehensively
adverb/ˌæprɪˈhensɪvli/
/ˌæprɪˈhensɪvli/
- in a worried or frightened way because you think something unpleasant may happenOxford Collocations DictionaryApprehensively is used with these verbs:
- ask
- look
- watch
- …
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