slightly alarming
Frequency: 6.59.0 per million words
Qualifier: to a small degree.
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Examples (10)
- The silence that followed the strange noise was slightly alarming.
- I found the cryptic message on my phone to be slightly alarming.
- His sudden change in behavior seemed slightly alarming to his friends.
- The report mentioned a slightly alarming increase in petty crime in the area.
- It's slightly alarming how quickly I get out of breath these days.
- The drop in the stock market, while not a crash, was still slightly alarming.
- Don't you find it slightly alarming that he knows your schedule?
- The potential side effects of the new medication are slightly alarming, but the benefits outweigh the risks.
- That the cat hasn't eaten all day is slightly alarming.
- We noticed a slightly alarming trend in the data that requires further investigation.