alarminglyadv.

Brit.

/əˈlɑːmɪŋli/, U.S.

/əˈlɑrmɪŋli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alarming adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < alarming adj. + -ly suffix².

In an alarming manner; disturbingly; worryingly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing apprehension or alarm > [adverb]

alarmingly1742

1742 Country Jrnl. 30 Oct. Hasty, indeed! most alarmingly so!

1787 R. Burns Let. 28 Aug. (2001) I. 153 Lady M'kenzie being rather a little alarmingly ill of a sore throat.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. I. 8 So far from increasing, manufactures had alarmingly declined.

1887 Pall Mall Budget 21 Apr. 2/2 This criminal laxness, so alarmingly on the increase, should be nipped in the bud.

1919 Times 29 Jan. 8/6 The New York Board of Health is arranging an extensive campaign to check the drug evil which is extending alarmingly among all classes of society.

1997 BBC Wildlife Mar. 2 Its numbers have become alarmingly low due to..hunting for its..‘helmet’ which is prized as a trophy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alarmingly
释义	alarminglyadv. Brit. /əˈlɑːmɪŋli/, U.S. /əˈlɑrmɪŋli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alarming adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < alarming adj. + -ly suffix². In an alarming manner; disturbingly; worryingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing apprehension or alarm > [adverb] alarmingly1742 1742 Country Jrnl. 30 Oct. Hasty, indeed! most alarmingly so! 1787 R. Burns Let. 28 Aug. (2001) I. 153 Lady M'kenzie being rather a little alarmingly ill of a sore throat. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. I. 8 So far from increasing, manufactures had alarmingly declined. 1887 Pall Mall Budget 21 Apr. 2/2 This criminal laxness, so alarmingly on the increase, should be nipped in the bud. 1919 Times 29 Jan. 8/6 The New York Board of Health is arranging an extensive campaign to check the drug evil which is extending alarmingly among all classes of society. 1997 BBC Wildlife Mar. 2 Its numbers have become alarmingly low due to..hunting for its..‘helmet’ which is prized as a trophy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1742
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