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distressingly

adverb

Unpleasantly

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Word length
13
Starts with
D
Ends with
Y
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
18
CEFR level
B1

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adverb

  1. Unpleasantly

    “His ignorance was painfully obvious”

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His ignorance was painfully obvious

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