concerninglyadv.
/kənˈsəːnɪŋli/, U.S. /kənˈsərnɪŋli/ In a manner that concerns or involves concern; (now) esp. so as to cause concern, worryingly.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > [adverb] > in a manner involving concern
concerningly1643
1643 E. Bowles Plaine Eng. 27 It will now be found most concerningly necessary to looke at the present Army..as the best ground-work of safety.
1659 J. Pearson Expos. Creed (1839) 21 I am..more concerningly persuaded of them, than of any thing I see or know.
1858 W. Procter Marriage of Deceased Wife's Sister 22 In the holiness thus required of them as God's peculiar people.., more concerningly than in any thing else, the Israelites in Canaan were Types of Christians in the Church.
1902 Onward 1 Feb. 37/3 Mr. Atherton spoke concerningly of the serenity of sticking to our task, despite discouragements.
1997 Financial Times 9 June 16/5 The numbers attending had dropped steadily (but concerningly) from the very high levels in the post-war period.
2014 Independent on Sat. (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 18 Jan. (Sport section) 27 A recent dry spell has seen the level drop concerningly low.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1643- breast it out
- breast knee
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- breast moulding
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- breast oneself to something
- breast pad
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