afeard
/əˈfɪə(ɹ)d/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.47 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Pray you pass with your best violence; I am afeard you make a wanton of me."
- "So, afeard that the like might happin agin, he med a grab at the Leprechaun, an' cotch him up in his hand, but in his hurry he ovirset the pitcher, and spilt all the beer, so that he couldn't git a taste uv it to tell what sort it was."
- "I feel as if something’s behind me all the time; and I’m afeard to turn around, becuz maybe there’s others in front a-waiting for a chance."
- "He's afeard of you, Luke. Don't you know that?"
Etymology
From afear + -ed.
Usage
Inflected Forms
more afeard (comparative)
most afeard (superlative)
afeared (alternative)
affeard (alternative)
affeared (alternative)