Something that is ~ makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
The disease has spread at an ~ rate.
= worrying
ADJ
~ly
...the ~ly high rate of heart disease.
ADV
Something that is ~ makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
The disease has spread at an ~ rate.
= worrying
ADJ
~ly
...the ~ly high rate of heart disease.
ADV
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012