distressedly

English

Etymology

distressed +‎ -ly

Adverb

distressedly (comparative more distressedly, superlative most distressedly)

1. in a distressed manner
   • 1953, Murray Leinster, Space Platform‎^[1]:

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

   • 1922, Edith Lavell, The Girl Scouts' Good Turn‎^[2]:

     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.

   • 1908, Ethel Turner, In the Mist of the Mountains‎^[3]:

     She looked distressedly at his table.

   • 1893, Bret Harte, Sally Dows and Other Stories‎^[4]:

     As she remained looking at him with bright, curious eyes, but still shaking her fair head distressedly, he moved nearer and caught her hand in the little pale lilac thread glove that was, nevertheless, too wide for her small fingers, and said appealingly: "But why should YOU forget it?