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| Word | Modifies | Used in a Sentence | Definitions |
| 257. regretfully | verb | Regretfully I must not help you. | full of regret; sorrowful or sorry |
| 258. resentfully | verb | Resentfully he agreed to assist his friend. | inclined to feel indignant ill will |
| 259. restlessly | verb | Restlessly they spent the stormy night. | a lack of quiet or repose; unable to relax |
| 260. ridiculously | adjective | It was a ridiculously silly argument. | absurd, preposterous or silly; senseless |
| 261. roughly | verb | She was roughly treated by her opponents. | boisterous, unruly, uncouth, or rowdy; lacking polish |
| 262. rowdily | adjective | He was considered a rowdily unkempt man. | disorderly; ruffian; hooligan |
| 263. rudely | verb | She was rudely waited upon by the clerk. | lacking education or knowledge; unlearned; ill-mannered |
| 264. ruthlessly | verb | They ruthlessly killed all their enemies. | having no compassion or pity; merciless |
| 265. sadistically | verb | He sadistically tortured his prisoner. | extreme cruelty |
| 266. sarcastically | verb | She sarcastically responded to my question. | sharp taunting and ridicule that wounds |
| 267. sassily | verb | The boy sassily answered his mother. | impertinent, disrespectful speech; to talk impudently |
| 268. satanically | verb | He acted satanically to all enemies. | profoundly cruel or evil |
| 269. saucily | verb | She saucily answered each question. | impertinent or disrespectful |
| 270. savagely | verb | She savagely attacked her rival. | uncivilized or cultivated; brutal, fierce, or vicious |
| 271. scandalously | adjective | She acted in scandalously wicked manner. | shocking behavior; notorious; dishonorable |
| 272. scathingly | verb | She scathingly denounced her accuser. | bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical |
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