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distressedly

adv

Etymology

From distressed + -ly.

Definitions

  1. in a distressed manner

    • Sally said distressedly: "Oh, Mike, it's all true and I'm so sorry!"
    • Marjorie caught it in her hand, where it lay palpitating distressedly; and thrusting her arm through a broken pane of glass, allowed the creature to escape.
    • She looked distressedly at his table.

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