worrisomely

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adverb

In a worrisome way.

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Meanings

adverbworrisomely (comparative more worrisomely, superlative most worrisomely)

comparative more worrisomely · superlative most worrisomely

  1. In a worrisome way.

    But in the Met’s revival of Mary Zimmerman ’s 2007 production of this Donizetti work, they give almost the classic definition of uneven performances: sometimes wondrously beautiful, sometimes worrisomely shaky.

    2009 January 30, The New York Times, “Classical and Opera Listings”, in New York Times

Origin

From worrisome + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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