4
sternly
4
strongly
4
toilsomely(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, painfully)
3
approximately(adverb, scarce, now, immediately, presently)
3
awkwardly(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, painfully)
3
bitterly
3
closely
3
difficultly
3
exactly
3
faintly
3
few(adjective, small, common, insignificant, unimportant)
3
forcefully
3
hard(adverb, badly, severely, extremely, strongly)
3
hardly ever(expression, idiom, infrequency)
3
heavily
3
inconveniently(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, painfully)
3
inflexibly
3
inwhickedsavory(adjective, small, common, insignificant, unimportant)
3
meagerly
3
minimally
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