18
roughly
11
fiercely
10
heavily(adverb, laboriously)
10
forcefully
8
strongly
6
forcibly
5
aloud
5
stridently
4
cruelly
4
gutturally
4
harshly
4
steeply
4
savagely
4
sharply
3
severely
3
viciously
3
hardheartedly
3
piercingly
3
precipitously
2
remorselessly
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