]ēsəm, ]is- adjective
Etymology: worry + -some
1. : causing distress or worry
there arises … a particularly worrisome predicament — P.B.Rice
the most worrisome job on the flight deck — Richard Thruelson
nothing more worrisome than strong enemy probing patrols — E.J.Kahn
2. : inclined to worry or fret
she will be efficiently worrisome about his sore throats, headaches — H.A.Overstreet
the conviction of my more worrisome friends that the two extremes … will join forces to destroy the democratic system — T.N.Stern
• wor·ri·some·ly adverb