distraughtlyadv.
/dɪˈstrɔːtli/ In a distraught manner.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adverb]
confusedly1502
amazedly1561
out1585
perplexedly1587
distractedly1608
muddily1648
confoundedly1672
turbidly1728
puzzledly1870
unclearly1875
muddledly1914
distraughtly1926
wuzzily1964
1926 Chambers's Jrnl. June 383/1 She strove, strove distraughtly to shriek, to move.
1958 S. Spender Engaged in Writing 32 Botor's long..hair had been shoved distraughtly..across his head.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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