Dictionary

alarmingly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /əˈlɑːm.ɪŋ.li/ (UK)
• /əˈlɑɹm.ɪŋ.li/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English alarming Middle English -ly English -ly English alarmingly From alarming + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an alarming way, frighteningly.
   • Even a small camber one way caused the whole outfit to list alarmingly. 2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 173:
   • He sneezed alarmingly.
2. Causing fear or concern.
   • The maw-worm could emerge unexpectedly from any orifice, including, most alarmingly, the corner of people's eyes. 1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 121:
   • Alarmingly, he went into a severe sneezing fit.
3. To an extent that causes alarm.
   • He went into an alarmingly severe sneezing fit.

Forms

Translations (6)

pl alarmująco (in an alarming manner, frighteningly. In a way that induces fear or concern) · da alarmerende (in an alarming manner, frighteningly. In a way that induces fear or concern) · it allarmisticamente (in an alarming manner, frighteningly. In a way that induces fear or concern) · pt alarmantemente (in an alarming manner, frighteningly. In a way that induces fear or concern) · fi hälyttävästi (in an alarming manner, frighteningly. In a way that induces fear or concern) · sh alarmantno (in an alarming manner, frighteningly. In a way that induces fear or concern)