Adjective: worrisome wur-i-sum or wú-ri-sum [N. Amer], wú-ri-sum [Brit]
- Not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
"The mechanic's worrisome diagnosis left the car owner worried";
- unreassuring
- Causing distress, worry or anxiety
"worrisome news"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament";
- distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrying, unsettling, concerning
See also: heavy, reassurance
Encyclopedia: Worrisome