distressfully
In painful manner
In a manner showing or causing distress—anxiety, suffering, or anguish.
She wrung her hands distressfully as the news unfolded.
The word is uncommon; distressed or in distress usually serves better.
Severe prolonged suffering
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- despairTotal absence of hope
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
grief · woe · agonizingly · painfully · wretchedly · miserably · pitifully · plaintively
Overwhelmed by sudden fear
- fearfullyIn a scared way
- nervouslyIn an anxious manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- uneasilyIn a worried manner
restlessly · edgily · worriedly · fretfully · agitatedly · frantically · desperately · hyperventilating
With pressing immediacy
- desperatelyWith urgent intensity
- pleadinglyIn begging fashion
- imploringlyIn a pleading way
- beseechinglyIn a pleading way
helplessly · hopelessly · vulnerably · precariously · alarmingly · critically · gravely · seriously
torment
Severe prolonged suffering
suffering · grief · woe · agonizingly · painfully · wretchedly · miserably · pitifully · plaintively · woefully
panicked
Overwhelmed by sudden fear
- fearfullyIn a scared way
- nervouslyIn an anxious manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
uneasily · restlessly · edgily · worriedly · fretfully · agitatedly · frantically · desperately · hyperventilating · tremulously
urgently
With pressing immediacy
- desperatelyWith urgent intensity
- pleadinglyIn begging fashion
- imploringlyIn a pleading way
beseechingly · helplessly · hopelessly · vulnerably · precariously · alarmingly · critically · gravely · seriously · perilously
distressfullycalmly
In a tranquil manner
peacefully · serenely · tranquilly · placidly · contentedly
distressfullycomfortably
At ease physically
pleasantly · happily · joyfully · blissfully · cheerfully