2
disagreeably(adverb, painfully)
2
frightfully
2
horrendously(adverb, painfully)
2
hurtfully(adverb, painfully)
2
improperly
2
inconsiderately(adverb, in a bad way)
2
irritatingly(adverb, painfully)
2
meanly(adverb, fast, sprightly, severely, seriously)
2
nastily(adverb, unkindly, meanly)
2
obdurately(adverb, in a bad way)
2
offensively(adverb, painfully, shockingly, preposterously)
2
rigorously(adverb, fast, sprightly, severely, seriously)
2
sadly
2
stonily(adverb, pitilessly)
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tyrannically
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unforgivingly
2
unpityingly(adverb, pitilessly)
2
unpleasantly(adverb, painfully)
2
unyieldingly
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violently(adverb, fast, sprightly, severely, intensely)
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