distressingly

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distressingly

adverb more distressingly · most distressingly

In a distressing manner; so as to cause distress. It shook the girl distressingly, but she made no sign; only she took one swift look at Andrew, and noted that he had suddenly changed from a boy into a man, with a brave, grave face.

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@misc{distressingly_2026,
  title = {distressingly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/distressingly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}