distressedly

adv

distressedly

adv

Etymology From distressed + -ly.

1

in a distressed manner

Sally said distressedly: "Oh, Mike, it's all true and I'm so sorry!"1953, Murray Leinster, Space Platform:
Marjorie caught it in her hand, where it lay palpitating distressedly; and thrusting her arm through a broken pane of glass, allowed the creature to escape.1922, Edith Lavell, The Girl Scouts' Good Turn:

2 more examples

She looked distressedly at his table.1908, Ethel Turner, In the Mist of the Mountains:
As she remained looking at him with bright, curious eyes, but still shaking her fair head distressedly, he moved nearer and caught her hand in the little pale lilac thread glove that was, nevertheless, too wide for her small fingers, and said appealingly: "But why should YOU forget it?1893, Bret Harte, Sally Dows and Other Stories:

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