alarmedly

adverb

alarm·​ed·​ly

ə-ˈlär-məd-lē

: with alarm : in an alarmed manner

Britons … who alarmedly believe that too many leaders spoil a party

—Mollie Panter-Downes

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

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