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gallingly

9.6

In a way that rubs the skin and makes it sore

adverb
/ˈɡɔːlɪŋli/

: rozando

Her shoes fit so poorly that they rubbed gallingly on her heels.

Examples

The rough fabric pressed gallingly against his skin all day.
The collar of his shirt chafed gallingly during the long walk.
Those shoes rubbed gallingly.
He felt the fabric gallingly scratch his skin.
The rough fabric pressed gallingly against his skin all day.
Her shoes fit so poorly that they rubbed gallingly on her heels.
The collar of his shirt chafed gallingly during the long walk.

Synonyms

rawly

vsgallingly

8.1

In a way that makes skin feel sore and painful

is general soreness often from exposure, not specifically caused by rubbing

scratchingly

vsgallingly

8.3

In a way that makes the skin feel rough or itchy so you want to rub it

is soreness from rubbing rather than a scratching feeling

itchingly

vsgallingly

6.7

In a way that makes your skin want to be scratched

causes soreness and chafing rather than only itchiness

stingingly

vsgallingly

7.6

In a way that causes a sharp, burning pain

causes rubbing soreness rather than a sudden burning pain

Antonyms

gently

372 1.0

To do something with little force to avoid hurting or making noise

soothingly

4 3.0

In a way that makes someone feel calm and safe

How Irritating

abrasively

Specialized

6.6

gallingly

9.6

irritatingly

2 4.2

uncomfortably

26 3.4

gently

372 1.0

Surface Forms

gallingly positive

Morphology

gallingly = galling (transparent) = gall + ing + ly

The adverbial '-ly' is attached to the adjective 'galling' (meaning 'causing chafing'), so the physical-soreness sense is directly derived.

Etymology

The word gallingly also comes from the old verb gall, which meant 'to chafe' or rub until something became sore. So something that rubs gallingly presses or rubs the skin in a way that causes pain or soreness.