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
They settled upon the faces and arms of the paddlers, totally unapprehensive of rebuff.
The Palace of Darkened Windows | Mary Hastings BradleyHis heart was employed in inventing guile, and was lulled into unapprehensive security.
Imogen | William GodwinWe cannot be altogether unmindful of the past, and therefore we cannot be altogether unapprehensive for the future.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 | Daniel WebsterUnapprehensive of being attacked at home, they had no idea of making war for the purpose of conquest abroad.
All this, to make her unapprehensive, and that she may have nothing to pull her back.
Clarissa, Or The History Of A Young Lady, Volume 8 | Samuel Richardson
British Dictionary definitions for apprehensive
/ (ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv) /
fearful or anxious
Derived forms of apprehensive
- apprehensively, adverb
- apprehensiveness, noun
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