Worrisome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwʌɹisəm/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Worrisome is an adjective meaning Causing worry; perturbing or vexing.
Meaning
Causing worry; perturbing or vexing.
More Meanings
- (of a person) Inclined to worry.
Example Sentences
OUR “WORRISOMEST” WEEDS / Johnson grass and Bermuda grass will be growing fast by late May.
He ’s got a cow, too; she ’s got the worrisomest horns ever was. I believe she ’s a steer anyway.
“Doesn't everyone call his doctor every week or two for reassurance about some worrisome symptom?”
I use to would perform that song when I was singin in Chance’s band. We had a real sweet, dreamy, Dinah Washington-kinda arrangement of it that’d make even the worrisomest drunk pipe down and listen.
Word Forms
- worrisomer
- worrisomest
Synonyms for worrisome
Depending on context, synonyms include alarming, concerning, troubling, worryful, heavy, perturbing.
Antonyms for worrisome
Common opposites include reassuring.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include worrying, troubling, distressing, disturbing, distressful, heavy.
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Sources & Attribution
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