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Distressingly meaning
In a distressing manner; so as to cause distress.
Synonyms of Distressingly
Using Distressingly
- The main meaning on this page is: In a distressing manner; so as to cause distress.
- Useful related words include: painfully.
- In the example corpus, distressingly often appears in combinations such as: is distressingly, distressingly common, and distressingly.
Context around Distressingly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Distressingly
- In this selection, "distressingly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, splattered, become, too, common, tasteless and easy stand out and add context to how "distressingly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include approach is distressingly common and behind the distressingly tasteless show. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "distressingly" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with distressingly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This haphazard approach is distressingly common. (6 words)
These days, life seems to be distressingly cheap everywhere. (9 words)
Similarly, the Pindi Donut, a nifty concept, is distressingly delusional about itself. (12 words)
Meant to spoof the numerous sitcoms of the 1950s, the comedy impetus behind the distressingly tasteless show remains unclear over 30 years after its brief tenure on the UK's Galaxy Network. (32 words)
Downtown Rumbek, sometimes spared the surrounding bouts of violence, has been increasingly affected since the emergence of two criminal gangs terrorizing communities in Western Lakes and Gok in a distressingly indiscriminate manner. (32 words)
Most of the time you’re dealing with an order of pyrotechnic inquisitors who find it distressingly easy to deal with ghost pirates – hence the need for stealth. (28 words)
Is it too distressingly moderate to say that there’s more continuity in Trump than the screamers say, but that he does mark a turn for the worse? (28 words)
Example sentences (14)
Meant to spoof the numerous sitcoms of the 1950s, the comedy impetus behind the distressingly tasteless show remains unclear over 30 years after its brief tenure on the UK's Galaxy Network.
Most distressingly, there would be a brand new 25% tax on unrealized capital gains.
Most of the time you’re dealing with an order of pyrotechnic inquisitors who find it distressingly easy to deal with ghost pirates – hence the need for stealth.
These days, life seems to be distressingly cheap everywhere.
This haphazard approach is distressingly common.
His skull had smashed and his brain matter was splattered distressingly across a parked car.
It was the kind of scene that’s become distressingly common at Toronto General Hospital’s emergency department.
The drama of its modern context affects us all, as we struggle to reconcile a world that is both suffocatingly close, and distressingly disconnected.
Downtown Rumbek, sometimes spared the surrounding bouts of violence, has been increasingly affected since the emergence of two criminal gangs terrorizing communities in Western Lakes and Gok in a distressingly indiscriminate manner.
Over past decades, and distressingly, this past year, we’ve witnessed major voter fraud in other states.
Is it too distressingly moderate to say that there’s more continuity in Trump than the screamers say, but that he does mark a turn for the worse?
Similarly, the Pindi Donut, a nifty concept, is distressingly delusional about itself.
When it comes to IITs, the intake of girl students is distressingly low,” Kovind said during his address at the 64th annual convocation of IIT-Kharagpur.
Next, he takes a distressingly small Caucasian skull, shakes hard, and pushes mightily at the foramen magnum with his thumb.
Common combinations with distressingly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is distressingly 3×
- distressingly common 2×
- and distressingly 2×