worrisomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈwʌrɪs(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈwərisəm/

Etymology: < worry n. or worry v. + -some suffix¹.

Apt to cause worry or distress; given to worrying.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adjective] > given to worrying

worrisome1845

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adjective] > causing worry

corrosive1581

baiting1585

fretful1737

worrying1826

worrisome1845

worriting1845

fidgety1885

1845 W. G. Simms Wigwam & Cabin 1st Ser. 107 I..followed the old man into the house, with my feelings getting more and more strange and worrisome at every moment.

1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone II. xvii. 230 I must give orders..that you come in at once, with that worrisome cough of yours.

1882 H. C. Merivale Faucit of Balliol II. i. xix. 43 Which is likely..to become before long the highest good of these worrisome days.

1893 Harper's Mag. Dec. 61/1 The best an' the most worrisome woman thet God ever made.

Derivatives

ˈworrisomely adv.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adverb] > in manner causing worry

worrisomely1702

worryingly1842

1702 C. Beaumont J. Beaumont's Psyche (new ed.) xix. vii. 282 How worrisomly cross and peevish were Thy feeble years.

1973 Newsweek 23 Apr. 22/1 Three simultaneous crises..that seemed worrisomely different from those of the past.

1981 G. McDonald Fletch & Widow Bradley xiii. 51 Charley is a worrisomely tight man... Anything out of the ordinary rattles him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	worrisome
释义	worrisomeadj. Brit. /ˈwʌrɪs(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈwərisəm/ Etymology: < worry n. or worry v. + -some suffix¹. Apt to cause worry or distress; given to worrying. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adjective] > given to worrying worrisome1845 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adjective] > causing worry corrosive1581 baiting1585 fretful1737 worrying1826 worrisome1845 worriting1845 fidgety1885 1845 W. G. Simms Wigwam & Cabin 1st Ser. 107 I..followed the old man into the house, with my feelings getting more and more strange and worrisome at every moment. 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone II. xvii. 230 I must give orders..that you come in at once, with that worrisome cough of yours. 1882 H. C. Merivale Faucit of Balliol II. i. xix. 43 Which is likely..to become before long the highest good of these worrisome days. 1893 Harper's Mag. Dec. 61/1 The best an' the most worrisome woman thet God ever made. Derivatives ˈworrisomely adv. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adverb] > in manner causing worry worrisomely1702 worryingly1842 1702 C. Beaumont J. Beaumont's Psyche (new ed.) xix. vii. 282 How worrisomly cross and peevish were Thy feeble years. 1973 Newsweek 23 Apr. 22/1 Three simultaneous crises..that seemed worrisomely different from those of the past. 1981 G. McDonald Fletch & Widow Bradley xiii. 51 Charley is a worrisomely tight man... Anything out of the ordinary rattles him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1702
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