bruisingly
In damaging fashion
Bruisingly means in a manner that causes bruises—or more often, in a way that is punishingly harsh or damaging.
The word appears mostly in figurative contexts: a bruisingly competitive industry, a bruisingly honest assessment, bruisingly long hours.
It suggests an experience that leaves you battered, if not literally injured.
With intense aggression
- relentlesslyWithout stopping or weakening
- aggressivelyIn hostile, confrontational manner
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
- intenselyWith extreme force
ruthlessly · mercilessly · punishingly · gruellingly · demandingly · exhaustingly · contentiously · combatively
In severe manner
- painfullyIn a distressing manner
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- forcefullyWith strong intensity
- punishinglyIn a severe manner
jarringly · gruelingly · exhaustingly · demandingly · relentlessly · unforgivingly · strenuously · arduously
In a harmful manner
- cuttinglyIn a wounding manner
- crushinglyIn an overwhelming way
- devastatinglyIn a ruinous manner
- damaginglyIn an injurious manner
searingly · bitingly · stingingly · piercingly · scathingly · harshly · mercilessly · ruthlessly
fiercely
With intense aggression
- relentlesslyWithout stopping or weakening
- aggressivelyIn hostile, confrontational manner
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
intensely · ruthlessly · mercilessly · punishingly · gruellingly · demandingly · exhaustingly · contentiously · combatively · hard-fought
harshly
In severe manner
- painfullyIn a distressing manner
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- forcefullyWith strong intensity
punishingly · jarringly · gruelingly · exhaustingly · demandingly · relentlessly · unforgivingly · strenuously · arduously · taxingly
hurtfully
In a harmful manner
- cuttinglyIn a wounding manner
- crushinglyIn an overwhelming way
- devastatinglyIn a ruinous manner
damagingly · searingly · bitingly · stingingly · piercingly · scathingly · harshly · mercilessly · ruthlessly · savagely
bruisinglygently
In a mild manner
softly · tenderly · delicately · lightly · carefully
bruisinglygently
In a mild manner
kindly · tenderly · soothingly · softly · compassionately
- cruising for a bruisingInviting inevitable harm
- easy bruisingTendency toward discoloration
- bruising upForming subcutaneous discoloration