stressfully
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4.0
- adverb
- /ˈstrɛsfəl li/
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estresadamente
- Well, this is stressfully last minute, but here, just catch up on these resumes quick.
Examples
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When you feel stress, you do not need to behave stressfully because the plan is solid.
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This pic was my daughter and me stressfully waiting.
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She dealt with the stressfully situation very well, often feeling overwhelmed by the pressure.
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He walked stressfully back and forth, unable to focus on anything other than his looming deadline.
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During the presentation, she spoke stressfully, revealing her anxiety about answering tough questions.
Synonyms
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2.8
People feel very tense and worried because many difficult things are happening
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4.2
In a worried or uncomfortable way
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2.0
In a way that shows you feel afraid or unsure
In a way that shows worry or strong sadness
In a way that shows worry or great sadness
Antonyms
How Stressful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stressfully comes from stress, which originally meant 'tightness' or 'pressure' and comes from an old idea of 'to draw tight', the same idea you see in strain and string. So doing something stressfully is acting under that tight pressure or worry.