Page 2 - Selective Adverbs Having Mostly Negative Connotations
Word	Modifies	Used in a Sentence	Definitions
17. awfully	adjective	He had an awfully long time to wait	bad, unpleasant; formidable in nature
18. awkwardly	verb	She awkwardly answered his question.	not graceful; ungainly
19. badly	verb	She acted badly towards her Mother.	not achieving a good standard
20. beguilingly	verb	He beguilingly stole her money.	deception by cajolery or flattery
21. bitterly	verb	It became a bitterly fought divorce.	sharply unpleasant; difficult or distasteful to accept
22. blandly	verb	The play was a blandly produced drama.	dull and insipid
23. blatantly	verb	He blatantly lied about his involvement.	offensively conspicuous
24. bleakly	verb	Bleakly she faced the new day.	gloomy and somber; dreary
25. blindly	verb	She blindly accepted the answer.	without seeing, knowledge; hidden from sight
26. bluntly	verb	He bluntly replied that he won't go.	abrupt and disconcerting frank in speech
27. boastfully	verb	She boastfully described her achievements.	glorify oneself; talk in a self admiring way
28. boorishly	verb	Boorishly she spoke of her accomplishments.	rude and clumsy in behavior
29. brashly	verb	He brashly spoke about the event.	hasty and unthinking; impetuous; lacking tact
30. brazenly	verb	It was a brazenly attempt to lie.	flagrant and insolent audacity
31. brusquely	verb	He brusquely pushed aside the question.	abrupt and curt in manner; discourteously blunt
32. brutally	adjective	It was a brutally offensive speech.	extremely ruthless or cruel; harsh; unrelenting
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