distressingly
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Definition of distressingly
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In a distressing manner; so as to cause distress.
“It shook the girl distressingly, but she made no sign; only she took one swift look at Andrew, and noted that he had suddenly changed from a boy into a man, with a brave, grave face.”
“All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill.[…]Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion—or rather as a transition from the subject that started their conversation—such talk had been distressingly out of place.”
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Etymology
From distressing + -ly.
Words you can make from distressingly
200+ playable · top: SYNERGISTS (14 pts)
Best play synergists 14 points11-letter words
2 words10-letter words
4 words9-letter words
24 words- SYNERGIDS 14 pts
- RESTYLING 13 pts
- STRINGILY 13 pts
- STYLISING 13 pts
- SYNERGIST 13 pts
- SESSILITY 12 pts
- STYLISERS 12 pts
- DELISTING 11 pts
- DESISTING 11 pts
- DRESSINGS 11 pts
- RIGIDNESS 11 pts
- RINGSIDES 11 pts
- DIRTINESS 10 pts
- DISINTERS 10 pts
- DITSINESS 10 pts
- GRISLIEST 10 pts
- RELISTING 10 pts
- RESISTING 10 pts
- RIESLINGS 10 pts
- SISTERING 10 pts
- STERLINGS 10 pts
- STINGLESS 10 pts
- STRESSING 10 pts
- INSISTERS 9 pts
8-letter words
73 words- DIRTYING 13 pts
- GELIDITY 13 pts
- SYNERGID 13 pts
- SYRINGED 13 pts
- YIELDING 13 pts
- DRESSILY 12 pts
- IDYLISTS 12 pts
- RINGLETY 12 pts
- STINGILY 12 pts
- STYLINGS 12 pts
- STYLISED 12 pts
- SYNDESIS 12 pts
- SYRINGES 12 pts
- TIRINGLY 12 pts
- TRENDILY 12 pts
- SENILITY 11 pts
- SISTERLY 11 pts
- STYLISER 11 pts
- STYLISES 11 pts
- DESIRING 10 pts
- DILIGENT 10 pts
- DINGIEST 10 pts
- DRESSING 10 pts
- RESIDING 10 pts
- RIDGIEST 10 pts
- RIGIDEST 10 pts
- RINGSIDE 10 pts
- SIDELING 10 pts
- STRIDING 10 pts
- STRINGED 10 pts
- DISINTER 9 pts
- DISSENTS 9 pts
- DISSERTS 9 pts
- DISTRESS 9 pts
- GIRLIEST 9 pts
- GLINTIER 9 pts
- GLISTENS 9 pts
- GLISTERS 9 pts
- GRISTLES 9 pts
- IGNITERS 9 pts
- INDITERS 9 pts
- INSIDERS 9 pts
- INSISTED 9 pts
- LIGNITES 9 pts
- LINGIEST 9 pts
- LISTINGS 9 pts
- NITRIDES 9 pts
- RESILING 9 pts
- RESITING 9 pts
- RETILING 9 pts
- RIESLING 9 pts
- RINDLESS 9 pts
- RINGLESS 9 pts
- RINGLETS 9 pts
- SEISINGS 9 pts
- SINGLETS 9 pts
- SLINGERS 9 pts
- SNIGLETS 9 pts
- STERLING 9 pts
- STINGERS 9 pts
- STINGIER 9 pts
- STRIGILS 9 pts
- TENDRILS 9 pts
- TIDINESS 9 pts
- TINGLERS 9 pts
- TINGLIER 9 pts
- TRESSING 9 pts
- TRIGNESS 9 pts
- TRINDLES 9 pts
- INSISTER 8 pts
- NITRILES 8 pts
- RESILINS 8 pts
- SINISTER 8 pts
7-letter words
96 words- DIGNITY 12 pts
- DINGEYS 12 pts
- DINGILY 12 pts
- DYEINGS 12 pts
- RIGIDLY 12 pts
- DENSITY 11 pts
- DESTINY 11 pts
- DIRTILY 11 pts
- DRYNESS 11 pts
- GRISTLY 11 pts
- IDYLIST 11 pts
- RELYING 11 pts
- RETYING 11 pts
- RIDLEYS 11 pts
- INERTLY 10 pts
- LINSEYS 10 pts
- LYRISTS 10 pts
- LYSINES 10 pts
- SELSYNS 10 pts
- DESIGNS 9 pts
- DIETING 9 pts
- DIGESTS 9 pts
- DIGRESS 9 pts
- DINGERS 9 pts
- DINGIER 9 pts
- DINGIES 9 pts
- DINGLES 9 pts
- DIRLING 9 pts
- DISSING 9 pts
- EDITING 9 pts
- ELIDING 9 pts
- ENGILDS 9 pts
- ENGIRDS 9 pts
- GILDERS 9 pts
- GIRDLES 9 pts
- GLIDERS 9 pts
- GLINTED 9 pts
- IGNITED 9 pts
- NIDGETS 9 pts
- REGILDS 9 pts
- RIDGELS 9 pts
- RIDGILS 9 pts
- RIDINGS 9 pts
- DELISTS 8 pts
- DENTILS 8 pts
- DESISTS 8 pts
- DIRTIES 8 pts
- DISSENT 8 pts
- DISSERT 8 pts
- DISTILS 8 pts
- DITSIER 8 pts
- GIRLIES 8 pts
- GLISSES 8 pts
- GLISTEN 8 pts
- GLISTER 8 pts
- GRILSES 8 pts
- GRISTLE 8 pts
- IGNITER 8 pts
- IGNITES 8 pts
- INDITER 8 pts
- INDITES 8 pts
- INGESTS 8 pts
- INGRESS 8 pts
- INSIDER 8 pts
- INSIDES 8 pts
- LEGISTS 8 pts
- LIGNITE 8 pts
- LINDIES 8 pts
- LINGERS 8 pts
- LINGIER 8 pts
- LISTING 8 pts
- NITRIDE 8 pts
- NITRIDS 8 pts
- RESIGNS 8 pts
- RESTING 8 pts
- RINGLET 8 pts
- RISINGS 8 pts
- SEISING 8 pts
- ENLISTS 7 pts
- ESTRINS 7 pts
- INLIERS 7 pts
- INSERTS 7 pts
- INSISTS 7 pts
- INSTILS 7 pts
- LINIEST 7 pts
- LINTERS 7 pts
- LINTIER 7 pts
- LISTENS 7 pts
- LISTERS 7 pts
- NITRILE 7 pts
- NITRILS 7 pts
- RELISTS 7 pts
- RESILIN 7 pts
- RESISTS 7 pts
- SEISINS 7 pts
- SENITIS 7 pts
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