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sorely
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arduously
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grievously
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severely(fast, badly, sprightly, intensely)
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agonizingly
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cruelly(fast, greatness, sprightly, severely)
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distressingly
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laboriously(badly, severely, vigorously, disturbingly)
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bitterly
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disagreeably
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excruciatingly
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hard(fast, badly, severely, intensely)
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miserably
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sadly
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hardly
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distressfully
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with difficulty(expression, idiom, badly, severely)
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woefully
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awkwardly(badly, severely, poorly, vigorously)
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dreadfully
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