worrisomeadj.
/ˈwʌrɪs(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈwərisəm/ 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.
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