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What does apprehensively mean?

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Adverb
  1. in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
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First looking at Maria, then back at Erik, the man's weapon hand began to shake apprehensively as he started to take several steps in retreat.
She added rouge to her naturally olive-toned cheeks and left her room, apprehensively returning to the dance hall.
Freddy laughed, even as he looked apprehensively over the sailplane's side.
He lives in the picture-perfect place that doesn't have crime, poverty, or ugliness, Mitch thought apprehensively.
The men at the resort all looked apprehensively at this glow and we learnt that a forest fire was headed towards our resort.
We wonder apprehensively about what will happen to the traffic as the economy expands, and ever more people switch from two wheels to four.

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