concerningly

English

Etymology

From concerning +‎ -ly.

Adverb

concerningly (comparative more concerningly, superlative most concerningly)

1. In a manner that causes concern; worryingly.
   • 1994, Ian Lucas, Impertinent Decorum: Gay Theatrical Manoeuvres:

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

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

     Earlier this week, forecasters warned conditions appear concerningly similar to those responsible for “some of the worst fires in Southern California history.”

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