Page 23 - 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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353. wantonly
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adjective
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It was a wantonly evil suggestion.
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immoral or unchaste; lewd; gratuitously cruel
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354. whimsically
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verb
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She whimsically suggested a solution.
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determined by or marked by whim or caprice
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355. wickedly
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adjective
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She suggested a wickedly evil solution.
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evil by nature or in practice; highly offensive
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356. woefully
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verb
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They were woefully inept in their work.
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deplorably bad or wretched
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357. woodenly
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verb
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He woodenly approached each problem.
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clumsy and awkward; ungainly
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358. wordily
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verb
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He often wordily expressed his ideas.
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tending to use more words than needed
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359. wretchedly
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adjective
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He was in a wretchedly awful situation.
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contemptible; despicable; deplorable state of distress
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360. wrongly
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verb
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She wrongly accused him of treachery.
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unlawful; unjust; prohibited; illegal
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