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distressedly

distressedly adverb: in a distressed manner.

Adverb

distressedly (comparative more distressedly, superlative most distressedly)

  1. in a distressed manner
    • Sally said distressedly: "Oh, Mike, it's all true and I'm so sorry!"1953, Murray Leinster, Space Platform
    • 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.1922, Edith Lavell, The Girl Scouts' Good Turn

Forms of distressedly

comparativemore distressedly
superlativemost distressedly

Origin of distressedly

From distressed + -ly.

Questions about distressedly

What does distressedly mean?
Distressedly means in a distressed manner.
What part of speech is distressedly?
Distressedly is an adverb.

Words near distressedly in the dictionary

  1. distress-warrant
  2. distress-warrants
  3. distressed
  4. distressed sale
  5. distressed sales
  6. distressedly
  7. distressedness
  8. distressee
  9. distressees
  10. distresser
  11. distressers

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