Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a fearsome or fear-inspiring manner; fearfully; timidly.
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- adverb In a
fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent
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- adverb in a fearsome manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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My father, who was kind of fearsomely and stereotypically male, was a painless, magically unintrusive blood drawer, whereas my mom could basically pin your arm down with her knee and jab the needle into you like she was trying to nail you to the tabletop.
Has Desegregation Stalled? Trends in Gender Segregation of College Majors 2006
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The review in the Los Angeles Times captured much of the apparent consensus about the movie, including the characterizations of Mark Zuckerberg as "extremely unlikable," "self-absorbed and arrogant," and "socially maladroit" (and, it had to be acknowledged, "fearsomely smart").
Bella DePaulo: Facebook Movie: The Arrogance of Achievement vs. the Arrogance of Inheritance Bella DePaulo 2010
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Taking the place of my mother was my older sister, a fearsomely strong figure, who, if I were left for dead in a pile of leaves at the bottom of a 15-foot hole, would be the first to run to the edge and fashion a rope of her own hair to haul me out.
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Taking the place of my mother was my older sister, a fearsomely strong figure, who, if I were left for dead in a pile of leaves at the bottom of a 15-foot hole, would be the first to run to the edge and fashion a rope of her own hair to haul me out.
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The review in the Los Angeles Times captured much of the apparent consensus about the movie, including the characterizations of Mark Zuckerberg as "extremely unlikable," "self-absorbed and arrogant," and "socially maladroit" (and, it had to be acknowledged, "fearsomely smart").
Bella DePaulo: Facebook Movie: The Arrogance of Achievement vs. the Arrogance of Inheritance Bella DePaulo 2010
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The review in the Los Angeles Times captured much of the apparent consensus about the movie, including the characterizations of Mark Zuckerberg as "extremely unlikable," "self-absorbed and arrogant," and "socially maladroit" (and, it had to be acknowledged, "fearsomely smart").
Bella DePaulo: Facebook Movie: The Arrogance of Achievement vs. the Arrogance of Inheritance Bella DePaulo 2010
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We are fearsomely brave women who eviscerate ourselves so that others can learn, and can help others.
Tew's Day! rosefox 2009
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Goodwin, nicknamed “Fred the Shred” for his brutal cost-cutting, was an autocratic and fearsomely controlling boss.
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The review in the Los Angeles Times captured much of the apparent consensus about the movie, including the characterizations of Mark Zuckerberg as "extremely unlikable," "self-absorbed and arrogant," and "socially maladroit" (and, it had to be acknowledged, "fearsomely smart").
Bella DePaulo: Facebook Movie: The Arrogance of Achievement vs. the Arrogance of Inheritance Bella DePaulo 2010
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The review in the Los Angeles Times captured much of the apparent consensus about the movie, including the characterizations of Mark Zuckerberg as "extremely unlikable," "self-absorbed and arrogant," and "socially maladroit" (and, it had to be acknowledged, "fearsomely smart").
Bella DePaulo: Facebook Movie: The Arrogance of Achievement vs. the Arrogance of Inheritance Bella DePaulo 2010
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