worrisomely

In troubling fashion

In a manner that causes worry or concern: The project is worrisomely behind schedule.

The word emphasizes that something provokes anxiety rather than merely being problematic: Her symptoms were worrisomely persistent.

anxiety

apprehensively

With fearful expectation

restlessly · agitatedly · distressingly · anxiously · edgily · disquietingly · alarmingly · angst-ridden · fitfully

troubling

disturbingly

In an unsettling manner

problematically · concerningly · disquietingly · troublingly · vexingly · naggingly · upsettingly · irritatingly · exasperatingly · frustratingly

foreboding

ominously

In threatening manner

inauspiciously · direly · gloomily · darkly · pessimistically · eerily · chillingly · grimly · bleakly · forbiddingly

excess

dangerously

In hazardous manner

perilously · critically · seriously · severely · acutely · gravely · significantly · substantially · markedly · notably

Opposites
emotional effect on observer

worrisomelyreassuringly

In confidence-restoring fashion

comfortingly · soothingly · encouragingly · tranquilly · peacefully

Family

worrisome

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G