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aggrievedly

aggrievedly

8.2
In a way that shows someone feels wronged or treated unfairly
  • adverb
  • /əˈɡrivdli/
translation icon : con agravio

Examples

  • Perhaps not quite aggrievedly enough to suit me, but really, how much would ever have been enough?

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "Will you be there, sir?" "No, I won't be here," he said aggrievedly.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • "She still shouldn't have come around asking if I was going to do anything to hurt her," I muttered aggrievedly to myself.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Mary Poppins never has this trouble, she thought aggrievedly, trying to count the flights of stairs as they slid swiftly by.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • She looked at him aggrievedly, feeling that he had treated her unfairly.

  • He spoke aggrievedly about the way they had ignored his contributions.

  • After being passed over for the promotion, she commented aggrievedly on the decision.

Synonyms

indignantly
vsaggrievedly
7 5.0

In an angry way because something seems unfair

is about feeling wronged rather than direct anger or annoyance
resentfully
vsaggrievedly
1 5.8

Feeling angry because someone treated you unfairly

is about feeling wronged rather than bitter anger

Antonyms

contentedly
8 3.2

In a calm, happy way

How Aggrieved

angrily
58 1.0
indignantly
7 5.0
aggrievedly
8.2
resentfully
1 5.8
sulkily
1 7.5

Surface Forms

aggrievedly positive

Morphology

aggrievedly = aggrieved (semi-transparent) = aggrieve + ed + ly

The adverb is a regular -ly derivation from 'aggrieved', but the adjective itself involves a sense shift from 'grieve' so learners may not fully predict the meaning from the base verb.

Etymology

Aggrievedly comes from ag- meaning 'to' and grieve, the same root as grief, meaning 'to cause sorrow' or 'to feel hurt'. So, to speak aggrievedly is to sound like someone who feels 'burdened' by a complaint and believes they have been wronged or treated unfairly.