adjective
Etymology: from past participle of worry (I)
1. : mentally troubled or concerned : distressed
they were perplexed, vexed and worried — Ernie Pyle
2. : marked or accompanied by worry
a worried frown
made one last worried check of their patients — J.P.O'Neill
gave one of his worried mornings to a … scouting of proposed contracts — J.G.Cozzens
• wor·ried·ly ˈwər.]ə̇dlē, ˈwə.r], ]ēd-, -li\ adverb