Page 8 - Selective Adverbs Having Mostly Negative Connotations
Word	Modifies	Used in a Sentence	Definitions
121. gruelingly	verb	They gruelingly worked the men for hours.	physically or mentally demanding to the point of exhaustion
113. glibly	verb	He glibly recounted the events of the day.	marked by ease of speech suggesting insincerity
114. glumly	verb	She glumly spoke of her brother's wedding.	moody and melancholy; dejected
115. greedily	verb	He greedily took all the children's candy.	excessively desirous of acquiring or possessing
116. grievously	verb	The knife grievously wounded the boy.	causing grief, pain, or anguish; serious or dire
117. grimly	verb	She grimly described the car accident.	unnerving in aspect; forbidding; ghastly; sinister
118. grossly	verb	They were grossly insensitive to our troubles.	brutishly coarse as in behavior; crude; lacking sensitivity
119. grotesquely	verb	The play grotesquely portrayed the girl's Father.	characterized by ludicrous or incongruous distortion
120. grudgingly	verb	He grudgingly admitted his mistake.	reluctant to give or admit; feeling of resentment or rancor
122. gruffly	verb	She gruffly treated the workers every day.	brusque or stern in manner or appearance
123. haggardly	verb	She haggardly dressed for work.	appearing worn and exhausted; gaunt; wild in appearance
124. haphazardly	verb	He haphazardly prepared for his presentation.	by chance; casually
125. harmfully	verb	His attitude harmfully prevented our success.	causing or capable of causing injury or harm
126. harshly	verb	She harshly scolded the children.	unpleasantly coarse and rough; disagreeable to the senses
127. hastily	verb	They hastily prepared to defend the castle.	rash or headlong action; precipitateness
128. heartlessly	verb	He heartlessly demeaned his wife's efforts.	devoid of compassion or feeling; pitiless
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