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| Word | Modifies | Used in a Sentence | Definitions |
| 41. childishly | adjective | It was a childishly foolish prank. | lack of maturity; not complicated; simple |
| 42. churlishly | verb | He behaved churlishly at work. | boorish or vulgar; surly; bad disposition |
| 43. cliquishly | verb | She cliquishly decided things. | acting in a small exclusive group |
| 44. clumsily | verb | The problem was handled clumsily. | lacking physical coordination, skill or grace; awkward |
| 45. coarsely | verb | He spoke somewhat coarsely to her. | low, common of inferior quality; lacking in delicacy |
| 46. conceitedly | verb | He conceitedly bragged at times. | holding a high opinion of oneself; vain |
| 47. contentiously | verb | He contentiously dismissed her objections. | quarrelsome; argumentative; belligerent |
| 48. corruptly | verb | She corruptly handled the situation. | marked by immorality; depraved; dishonest |
| 49. costively | verb | He costively solved problems | slow; sluggish; stingy |
| 50. cowardly | verb | He cowardly cringed under his bed. | particularly ignoble fear |
| 51. cravenly | verb | Cravenly he crept away. | characterized by abject fear |
| 52. crookedly | verb | He crookedly swindled the lady. | dishonest or unscrupulous. fraudulent |
| 53. crudely | verb | She crudely punished the children. | Lacking taste, tact or refinement |
| 54. cruelly | verb | The officer treated the men cruelly | disposed to inflict pain; causing suffering |
| 55. cunningly | verb | She cunningly lied about her activities. | marked by artful subtlety and deceptiveness |
| 56. curtly | verb | He curtly replied to our question. | rudely brief or abrupt; gruff; tactless |
| 57. deadly | adjective | It was a deadly serious situation. | to an extreme; suggested death |
| 58. deceitfully | verb | She deceitfully avoided the truth. | given to cheating or deceiving; dishonest |
| 59. deceptively | verb | She deceptively described the situation. | In a deceiving manner |
| 60. defiantly | verb | They defiantly refused to leave. | boldly resisting; intentionally contemptuous |
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