concerningly
In troubling fashion
Concerningly is an adverb meaning in a way that causes concern or worry: Concerningly, the test results came back abnormal.
The word is relatively recent and still sounds awkward to some ears, who prefer "worryingly" or restructuring the sentence entirely.
It typically modifies an entire clause rather than a single verb.
In an unsettling manner
- worryinglyIn a concerning manner
- alarminglyIn a worrying manner
- unsettlinglyIn a disquieting manner
- disquietinglyIn an unsettling manner
troublingly · ominously · frighteningly · threateningly · menacingly · direly · grimly · perilously
With fearful expectation
- nervouslyIn an anxious manner
- uneasilyIn a worried manner
- fearfullyIn a scared way
- anxiouslyIn a worried manner
fretfully · restlessly · agitatedly · warily · guardedly · tensely · edgily · jitterily
In serious manner
- severelyIn a harsh manner
- criticallyWith serious judgment
- urgentlyWith pressing immediacy
- pressinglyIn urgent manner
significantly · substantially · weightily · importantly · vitally · soberly · solemnly · somberly
disturbingly
In an unsettling manner
- worryinglyIn a concerning manner
- alarminglyIn a worrying manner
- unsettlinglyIn a disquieting manner
disquietingly · troublingly · ominously · frighteningly · threateningly · menacingly · direly · grimly · perilously · dangerously
apprehensively
With fearful expectation
anxiously · fretfully · restlessly · agitatedly · warily · guardedly · tensely · edgily · jitterily
gravely
In serious manner
- severelyIn a harsh manner
- criticallyWith serious judgment
- urgentlyWith pressing immediacy
pressingly · significantly · substantially · weightily · importantly · vitally · soberly · solemnly · somberly · earnestly
concerninglyreassuringly
In confidence-restoring fashion
comfortingly · encouragingly · hearteningly · consolingly · soothingly
concerninglypromisingly
In hopeful manner
hopefully · optimistically · favorably · auspiciously · positively