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concerningly

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Etymology

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From concerning +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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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[1]:
      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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