Related Searches
Nearby Words
adjective
1.
uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
2.
quick to learn or understand.
3.
perceptive; discerning (usually followed by of).
Related forms
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
EXPANDo·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
COLLAPSE
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To apprehensive
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Apprehensive
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example Sentences
- I'm a bit apprehensive about making the switch.
- Instead, I was apprehensive at the profound responsibility of having someone else's story in my hands.
- Tremors there will always be and indeed when they cease for a while, people get apprehensive about the bigger one ahead.
Collins
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
apprehensive
late 14c., "fitted for mental impression," from M.L. apprehensivus, from L. apprehensus, pp. of apprehendere (see apprehend). Meaning "fearful of what is to come" is recorded from 1718, via notion of "capable of grasping with the mind" (c.1600).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.