Distressfully
21uncomfortably — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. distressfully, dolefully, uneasily, painfully, miserably, wretchedly, restlessly, sadly, fretfully, annoyingly, disturbingly, vexatiously, agonizingly, awkwardly, irritatingly, troublesomely, harshly, grievously,… …
22distressful — 1590s, from DISTRESS (Cf. distress) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Distressfully; distressfulness …
23hard — I. a. 1. Firm, solid, compact, impenetrable, unyielding, rigid. 2. Difficult, embarrassing, perplexing, puzzling, knotty, intricate, understood with difficulty. 3. Laborious, arduous, toilsome, fatiguing, wearying. 4. Unfeeling, unkind,… …
24acutely — adv 1. sharply, intensely, piercingly, excruciatingly; poignantly, distressfully, painfully, pi quantly, pungently. 2. severely, critically, crucially; profoundly, vitally, gravely, drastically, seriously, deeply. 3. keenly, incisively,… …
25distressful — /dəˈstrɛsfəl/ (say duh stresfuhl) adjective 1. causing or involving distress. 2. full of distress; feeling or indicating distress. –distressfully, adverb –distressfulness, noun …
26nerve-wracking — adjective extremely irritating to the nerves nerve racking noise the stressful days before a war a trying day at the office • Syn: ↑nerve racking, ↑stressful, ↑trying • Similar to: ↑ …
