15 entries under distressingly topic. ×

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arduously(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
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laboriously(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
2
toilsomely(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
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agonizingly(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
1
awkwardly(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
1
burdensomely(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
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carefully(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
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cumbersomely(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
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cumbrously(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
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exhaustingly(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
1
gruelingly(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
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inconveniently(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
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ponderously(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
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tiredly(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
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unwieldily(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, hardly)
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