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apprehensive definition
ap·pre·hen·sive (-hen′siv)
adjective
- able or quick to apprehend or understand
- having to do with perceiving or understanding
- anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy
Etymology: ME < ML apprehensivus < pp. of L apprehendere, apprehend
Related Forms:
- apprehensively ap′·pre·hen′·sively adverb
- apprehensiveness ap′·pre·hen′·sive·ness noun
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