worryingly
Meanings
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expressing or causing anxiety or apprehension; marked by or indicative of worry or unease.
- "She spoke worryingly about her health."
- "The news report was filled with worryingly detailed accounts of the crime scene."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with worryinglyworryingly , burying , fury , hurry , quarry , very , merely , seriously
Variants
List of all variants of worryingly that leads to same resultworrying , worryingly
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.The word 'worryingly' is an adverb formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'worrisome'. The adjective 'worrisome' itself is derived from the Old English word 'wyrsian' meaning 'to fear, to be afraid, to worry'. Therefore, the word 'worryingly' can be understood as 'expressing or causing worry or unease in a marked or noticeable way'.
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