ALARMINGLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alarmingly mean? 

• ALARMINGLY (adverb)
  The adverb ALARMINGLY has 1 sense:

1. in an alarming manner

  Familiarity information: ALARMINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALARMINGLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an alarming manner

Context example:

It grew alarmingly fast

Pertainym:

alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)

 Context examples 

She telegraphed her wish to Meg, but the eyebrows went up so alarmingly that she dared not stir.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetes has been rising alarmingly in recent decades — with the fastest increase in low- and middle-income countries — and could affect 580 million people by 2035.

(Brazilian researchers eye biosensors to monitor diabetes, SciDev.Net)

The maidservant of Mrs. Rushworth, senior, threatened alarmingly.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Catherine, though she could not help wondering that with such perfect command of his horse, he should think it necessary to alarm her with a relation of its tricks, congratulated herself sincerely on being under the care of so excellent a coachman; and perceiving that the animal continued to go on in the same quiet manner, without showing the smallest propensity towards any unpleasant vivacity, and (considering its inevitable pace was ten miles an hour) by no means alarmingly fast, gave herself up to all the enjoyment of air and exercise of the most invigorating kind, in a fine mild day of February, with the consciousness of safety.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Then the cake and ice cost more than Amy expected, so did the wagon, and various other expenses, which seemed trifling at the outset, counted up rather alarmingly afterward.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Tom's amendment was alarmingly slow.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)