Apprehensive Definition

ăprĭ-hĕnsĭv
adjective
Able or quick to apprehend or understand.
Webster's New World
Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.
American Heritage
Having to do with perceiving or understanding.
Webster's New World
Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy.
Webster's New World

Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.

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Apprehensive Sentence Examples

  • He's certainly apprehensive about something.

  • Mr. Cooms was apprehensive about what he described as an assault on our safety.

  • His expression was apprehensive, but he said nothing.

  • While Cynthia was apprehensive over the wildness of the area, once there, the stark beauty that engulfed her dispelled her earlier trepidation.

  • Even Katie looked apprehensive at her hesitation.

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