concerningly

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adverb

In a manner that causes concern; worryingly.

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Meanings

adverbconcerningly (comparative more concerningly, superlative most concerningly)

comparative more concerningly · superlative most concerningly

  1. In a manner that causes concern; worryingly.

    More concerningly, the major protagonist of this section is not a recognizable character but an archetypal, invisible villain — AIDS.

    1994, Ian Lucas, Impertinent Decorum: Gay Theatrical Manoeuvres
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    Earlier this week, forecasters warned conditions appear concerningly similar to those responsible for “some of the worst fires in Southern California history.”

    2024 November 7, Karina Tsui, “25 million people in California face ‘life-threatening’ fire warning”, in CNN

Origin

From concerning + -ly.

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APA

concerningly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concerningly

MLA

“concerningly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concerningly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “concerningly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concerningly.

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