concernedly

concernedly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English concerned
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English concernedly

    From concerned + -ly.

    Adverb

    concernedly (comparative more concernedly, superlative most concernedly)

    1. In a concerned manner; worriedly.
      • 2022, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory, Tor, page 270:
        Portia was still tapping at her arm concernedly.

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