11
anxiously(adverb, fearfully)
8
nervously
7
fearfully(adverb, fearfully, nervously, diffidently)
6
excitedly
6
timidly(adverb, fearfully, hesitantly, nervously, tentatively)
4
timorously(adverb, fearfully, timidly, nervously, diffidently)
4
tremulously(adverb, fearfully)
4
uneasily
3
cowardly(adverb, fearfully)
3
diffidently(adverb, fearfully, timidly, nervously)
3
shyly(adverb, fearfully, timidly, nervously, diffidently)
3
spinelessly(adverb, fearfully)
2
afraidly
2
agitatedly(adverb, fearfully)
2
alarmedly(adverb, fearfully)
2
dubiously
2
faintheartedly(adverb, fearfully)
2
fidget
2
hesitantly
1
indecisively
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