apprehensive

[ ap-ri-hen-siv ]
/ ˌæp rɪˈhɛn sɪv /
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adjective

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

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word apprehēnsīvus. See apprehensible, -ive

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Words nearby apprehensive

appreciative, appreciatory, apprehend, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive, apprentice, appressed, appressorium, apprise, apprize

Words related to apprehensive

jumpy, afraid, uncertain, concerned, suspicious, doubtful, uneasy, uptight, jittery, alarmed, foreboding, frozen, lily-livered, shaky, stiff, troubled, weak, worried, mistrustful, butterflies

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British Dictionary definitions for apprehensive

apprehensive
/ (ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv) /

adjective

fearful or anxious

Derived forms of apprehensive

apprehensively, adverb apprehensiveness, noun