hurtfully
1
4.1
- adverb
- /ˈhɜrtfəlɪ/
:
dolorosamente
- I think I have never felt so ignorant in my life, and I was still hurtfully hungry and wondering what we were going to do.
Examples
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He knew the stakes; he knew that he could do nothing but divert a handful of votes and, more hurtfully, discourage more of his people from voting at all; but he could not bring himself to face reality—or he cannot recognize reality.
Blog text (6) -
How will my kids figure out that the consequence of behaving hurtfully is the seemingly obvious fact that people will feel hurt if I am always pretending otherwise?
Blog text (19) -
That was hurtfully over-the-top, beats-them-all offensive and reversed prejudiced, knitbunnie.
Blog text (1) -
She spoke hurtfully during the argument, leaving him feeling deeply upset.
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His hurtfully sarcastic comments made her feel unwelcome at the gathering.
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They didn't realize how hurtfully their words affected her feelings.
Synonyms
142
6.1
In a cruel or very harsh way that causes harm
106
3.7
In a way that causes physical or emotional pain
56
1.0
In a way that shows strong emotion or upset
49
3.5
In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant
47
3.2
In a very angry or hurt way that shows strong negative feeling
16
3.0
In a way that hurts people on purpose
7
7.7
In a way that shows no care for other people's feelings
6
7.2
In a way that causes great harm, pain, or sadness
4
4.4
To act in a harsh or mean way that hurts others
3
5.1
In a way that makes people feel very sad
2
7.0
To do something to hurt or upset someone on purpose
2
6.3
In a cruel way that often uses hurtful words or actions
1
6.6
In a way that shows strong dislike and anger
1
7.0
In a cruel way that shows unkind feelings and hurts others
1
6.1
In a way that shows no kindness or care
1
7.6
In a way that shows no pity or mercy
1
6.8
In a harsh and unkind way toward other people
1
5.1
In a way that makes someone feel sad or worried
1
8.1
In a way that causes strong emotional pain
1
8.9
Says things in a mean, slightly cruel way to hurt someone
1
8.0
In a rough way that hurts or upsets someone
1
6.6
Without showing care for someone's feelings
In a way that causes someone a lot of pain or worry
In a sharply critical way that hurts someone's feelings
In a way that aims to hurt someone's feelings
In a mean way that tries to hurt someone
In a way that makes people feel unfairly treated and angry
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
In a way that causes harm to someone or something
In a harsh, rude way that upsets people when speaking or acting
In a way that shows hurt feelings
Antonyms
How Hurtful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hurtfully is made from hurt ('to cause pain'), plus -ful ('full of') and -ly ('in a way'). So hurtfully means doing something 'in a way that causes physical or emotional pain'.