Worriedly
having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious:
their worried parents called the police.
indicating, expressing, or attended by worry:
worried looks.
historical examples
the boy chums cruising in florida waters wilmer m. ely
happy ending fredric brown
ruth fielding at college alice b. emerson
the 4-d doodler graph waldeyer
the corner house girls at school grace brooks hill
the straw eugene o’neill
eight keys to eden mark irvin clifton
the straw eugene o’neill
death makes a mistake p.f. costello
jerry’s charge account hazel hutchins wilson
adjective
feeling uneasy about a situation or thing; anxious
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