distressfully

adv

Etymology: From distressful + -ly.

1. In a distressful way; showing distress

   “[4] And while such an one is ploughing distressfully up the road, it is not hard to understand his resentment, when he perceives cool persons in the meadows by the wayside, lying with a handkerchief over their ears and a glass at their elbow.”

   “Oh, I don't understand you at all," Lydia said distressfully.”