What does distressfully mean?
Distressfully means In a distressful way; showing distress.
Distressfully
Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
Meaning
In a distressful way; showing distress.
Example Sentences
[4] And while such an one is ploughing distressfully up the road, it is not hard to understand his resentment, when he perceives cool persons in the meadows by the wayside, lying with a handkerchief over their ears and a glass at their elbow.
Oh, I don't understand you at all," Lydia said distressfully.
"Perhaps an hour and a half passed, quietly, except when, once in a way, the dogs would whine distressfully.
"I know it is," she sighed, distressfully re-reading it.
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Word Forms
- more distressfully
- most distressfully
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[4] And while such an one is ploughing distressfully up the road, it is not hard to understand his resentment, when he perceives cool persons in the meadows by the wayside, lying with a handkerchief over their ears and a glass at their elbow.
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