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apprehensively

How many syllables in apprehensively?

  5 syllables

Divide apprehensively into syllables:   ap-pre-hen-sive-ly
Primary syllable stress:   ap-pre-hen-sive-ly
Secondary syllable stress:   ap-pre-hen-sive-ly
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Synonyms for apprehensively


2 syllables
  • with fright
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
    • in trepidation
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