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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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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