apprehensive
adj/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/
Etymology
From Latin apprehensīvus, from apprehensus, perfect passive participle of apprehendō (“to apprehend, understand, learn”) + -īvus (“-ive”).
- borrowed from apprehensīvus
Definitions
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.
- Never before in his life had Dan Holland feared anything, but now he was apprehensive for the safety of this trim blond creature before him.
Perceptive
Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
- More fond of Miracles, than apprehensive of Truth.
A mood indicating an undesired outcome.
- In 16.66 the non-visual apprehensive is used with the third-person.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for apprehensive. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA