concerningly
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a manner that causes concern; worryingly.
Example Sentences
- "More concerningly, the major protagonist of this section is not a recognizable character but an archetypal, invisible villain — AIDS."
- "Earlier this week, forecasters warned conditions appear concerningly similar to those responsible for “some of the worst fires in Southern California history.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree English concerning Middle English -ly English -ly English concerningly From concerning + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more concerningly (comparative)
most concerningly (superlative)