Distressedly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a distressed manner

    "Sally said distressedly: "Oh, Mike, it's all true and I'm so sorry!""

Example

More examples

"Sally said distressedly: "Oh, Mike, it's all true and I'm so sorry!""

Etymology

From distressed + -ly.

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