9
sorely(adverb, greatness)
8
arduously
8
grievously(adverb, greatness)
8
severely(adverb, fast, badly, sprightly, intensely)
7
agonizingly
7
cruelly(adverb, fast, greatness, sprightly, severely)
7
distressingly
7
laboriously(adverb, badly, severely, vigorously, disturbingly)
6
bitterly(adverb, greatness)
6
disagreeably(adverb, unpleasantly)
6
excruciatingly
6
hard(adverb, fast, badly, severely, intensely)
6
miserably(adverb, greatness)
6
sadly(adverb, greatness)
5
hardly
5
distressfully
5
dolorously
5
with difficulty(expression, idiom, adverb, badly, severely)
5
woefully(adverb, greatness)
4
awkwardly(adverb, badly, severely, poorly, vigorously)
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