"distressedly" meaning in English

See distressedly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more distressedly [comparative], most distressedly [superlative]
Etymology: distressed + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|distressed|ly}} distressed + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} distressedly (comparative more distressedly, superlative most distressedly)
  1. in a distressed manner
    Sense id: en-distressedly-en-adv-Ak-jKNDy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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