Meaning & use
Concerningly
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In a manner that causes worry or anxiety.
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The patient's fever rose concerningly high overnight.
Crime rates in the area have climbed concerningly over the past year.
A note on using this word
A relatively recent adverbial coinage from "concerning," now common in journalism and everyday speech.
Words with a similar meaning
worryinglyalarminglydisturbingly
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Words with an opposite meaning
reassuringly
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