unpleasantly

adverb

Definition of unpleasantlynext
as in disagreeably

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleasantly
  1. terribly
  2. badly
  3. ill
Adverb
  • All, that is, except the lamb, which was only a baby itself and still terribly afraid.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Carissa may not travel terribly far in the course of the film, but her awareness of her existing world expands considerably, which makes for a more delicately stirring arc than expected in a coming-of-age tale of this variety.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • The Red Sox don't need a starter as badly as the other two Burnes suitors.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The Canucks, having lost seven of their last 10 games and barely clinging to a playoff spot, needed this one badly.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of badly
Adverb
  • Over the course of the Dec. 4-Dec. 11 voyage, 87 out of 1,923 passengers were reported ill, in addition to four of the 757 crew members, according to health officials.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • A lot of people have drawn some parallels between the tiger character falling ill and the AIDS crisis.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of ill
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unpleasant

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