apprehensive
uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
quick to learn or understand.
perceptive; discerning (usually followed by of).
Origin of apprehensive
1Other words from apprehensive
- ap·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb
- ap·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun
- non·ap·pre·hen·sive, adjective
- o·ver·ap·pre·hen·sive, adjective
- o·ver·ap·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb
- o·ver·ap·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun
- pseu·do·ap·pre·hen·sive, adjective
- pseu·do·ap·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb
- un·ap·pre·hen·sive, adjective
- un·ap·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb
- un·ap·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun
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How to use apprehensive in a sentence
And now, not without a bit of apprehensiveness, he let it out.
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman DayHe surveyed his brown fists with a certain apprehensiveness, as though they were dangerous parties over whom he had no control.
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman DayHer voice was politely remonstrative, with a note of apprehensiveness for the welfare of her mistress.
The Ghost Breaker | Charles GoddardAnger and apprehensiveness were working twin leverage on the Comas executive.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods | Holman DayThis morbid disposition is the parent of a continual apprehensiveness which is shown upon all sorts of occasions.
Poise: How to Attain It | D. Starke
British Dictionary definitions for apprehensive
/ (ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv) /
fearful or anxious
Derived forms of apprehensive
- apprehensively, adverb
- apprehensiveness, noun
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