Page 17 - Selective Adverbs Having Mostly Negative Connotations
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Word
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Modifies
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Used in a Sentence
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Definitions
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257. regretfully
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verb
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Regretfully I must not help you.
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full of regret; sorrowful or sorry
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258. resentfully
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verb
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Resentfully he agreed to assist his friend.
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inclined to feel indignant ill will
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259. restlessly
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verb
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Restlessly they spent the stormy night.
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a lack of quiet or repose; unable to relax
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260. ridiculously
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adjective
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It was a ridiculously silly argument.
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absurd, preposterous or silly; senseless
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261. roughly
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verb
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She was roughly treated by her opponents.
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boisterous, unruly, uncouth, or rowdy; lacking polish
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262. rowdily
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adjective
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He was considered a rowdily unkempt man.
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disorderly; ruffian; hooligan
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263. rudely
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verb
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She was rudely waited upon by the clerk.
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lacking education or knowledge; unlearned; ill-mannered
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264. ruthlessly
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verb
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They ruthlessly killed all their enemies.
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having no compassion or pity; merciless
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265. sadistically
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verb
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He sadistically tortured his prisoner.
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extreme cruelty
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266. sarcastically
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verb
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She sarcastically responded to my question.
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sharp taunting and ridicule that wounds
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267. sassily
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verb
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The boy sassily answered his mother.
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impertinent, disrespectful speech; to talk impudently
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268. satanically
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verb
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He acted satanically to all enemies.
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profoundly cruel or evil
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269. saucily
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verb
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She saucily answered each question.
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impertinent or disrespectful
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270. savagely
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verb
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She savagely attacked her rival.
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uncivilized or cultivated; brutal, fierce, or vicious
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271. scandalously
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adjective
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She acted in scandalously wicked manner.
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shocking behavior; notorious; dishonorable
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272. scathingly
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verb
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She scathingly denounced her accuser.
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bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical
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