worriedly
worriedly — adverb
1. with anxious concern, because you think something unpleasant may happen or has a
with anxious concern, because you think something unpleasant may happen or has already happened
Selim glanced worriedly at his phone, hoping for a message from his sister.
glance worriedly at — patterned with prepositions of direction
'Is the baby still coughing?' asked Élise worriedly.
speaking verb + worriedly — common for questions or concerns
The dog sat by the door, wagging its tail worriedly as the storm grew louder.
Christopher rubbed his temples worriedly while reading the lab results.
- calmly
without worry or agitation
- nonchalantly
in a deliberately relaxed way
文法句型
worriedly + verb of manner
verb + worriedly
用法筆記
Commonly modifies verbs of looking (glanced, stared), speaking (asked, muttered), waiting, and other anxious actions. Compare with 'worryingly', which describes the situation itself (e.g. 'The numbers are worryingly high'), whereas 'worriedly' describes the person's emotional manner.