WORRISOME

unreassuring, worrisome

(adjective) not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety

distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying

(adjective) causing distress or worry or anxiety; “distressing (or disturbing) news”; “lived in heroic if something distressful isolation”; “a disturbing amount of crime”; “a revelation that was most perturbing”; “a new and troubling thought”; “in a particularly worrisome predicament”; “a worrying situation”; “a worrying time”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

worrisome (comparative more worrisome, superlative most worrisome)

Causing worry; perturbing or vexing.

(of a, person) Inclined to worry.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Wor"ri*some, a.

Definition: Inclined to worry or fret; also, causing worry or annoyance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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