worrisomely en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English worrisome Middle English -ly English -ly English worrisomely From worrisome + -ly.
Meanings
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In a worrisome way.
But in the Met’s revival of Mary Zimmerman ’s 2007 production of this Donizetti work, they give almost the classic definition of uneven performances: sometimes wondrously beautiful, sometimes worrisomely shaky.
2009 January 30, The New York Times, “Classical and Opera Listings”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more worrisomely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most worrisomely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |