concernedlyadv.
/kənˈsəːnᵻdli/, U.S. /kənˈsərnədli/ In a concerned manner; with concern.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adverb] > in a way that shows interest
concernedly1655
interestedly1886
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adverb] > with kindly interest
concernedly1655
1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa III. ii. ii. 199 Vdozia..concernedly consider'd the generous Ventidius Picture.
1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 104 Which made..the Portuguese to murmur, and concernedly to say, That it was not to be endured.
1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vii. 348 The King exceedingly strengthen'd by the Lords and Commons having more positively and concernedly wedded his Cause, than they were before understood to have done.
1787 Worcester Mag. 3 159/1 I am seriously and concernedly opposed to this bill.
1894 M. Dyan All in Man's Keeping (1899) 195 ‘Sit down, old fellow,’ said Lanyon concernedly.
1906 J. Galsworthy Man of Prop. 177 Concernedly he felt the promise of a pimple on the side of his slightly curved and fattish nose.
1955 D. Eden Darling Clementine (1959) xiii. 119 ‘Is there something the matter, Mrs Gaye?’ Prissie was looking at her concernedly.
2012 Daily Tel. 17 Sept. 20/4 I'm not in this game to kiss babies, listen concernedly to people's pothole issues [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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