Concerningly

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a manner that causes concern; worryingly.

    "More concerningly, the major protagonist of this section is not a recognizable character but an archetypal, invisible villain — AIDS."

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"More concerningly, the major protagonist of this section is not a recognizable character but an archetypal, invisible villain — AIDS."

Etymology

From concerning + -ly.

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