Distressingly

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  distressingly
       adv : unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious" [syn: {painfully}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  59 Moby Thesaurus words for "distressingly":


     abominably, agonizingly, awfully, baldly, balefully, bitterly,
     blatantly, brashly, confoundedly, cruelly, damnably, deadly,
     deathly, deplorably, deucedly, distressfully, dolorously,
     dreadfully, egregiously, excessively, excruciatingly, exorbitantly,
     extravagantly, flagrantly, frightfully, grievously, harrowingly,
     heartbreakingly, hellishly, horribly, improperly, inexcusably,
     infernally, inordinately, intolerably, lamentably, miserably,
     nakedly, openly, painfully, pathetically, piteously, pitiably,
     ruefully, sadly, shatteringly, shockingly, something awful,
     something fierce, sorely, staggeringly, terribly, torturously,
     unashamedly, unbearably, unconscionably, unduly, unpardonably,
     woefully