Distressfully

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Distressful \Dis*tress"ful\, a.
     Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with,
     distress; as, a distressful situation. "Some distressful
     stroke." --Shak. "Distressful cries." --Pope.
  
     Syn: distressing.


          [1913 Webster] -- {Dis*tress"ful*ly}, adv.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  distressfully
       adv : with distress; "`Doctor Rother says it's his only chance,'
             she added distressfully"