Agonizingly and Dolefully

Agonizingly

Agonizingly adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: agonizingly made the decision to have her beloved cat put to sleep

Dolefully and agonizingly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dolefully" instead an adverb "Agonizingly".

Nearby Words: agonize, agonizing, agonized

Dolefully

Dolefully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the novelist dolefully remarked that the proceeds from his last book would scarcely buy a dollhouse, let alone a real house

Agonizingly and dolefully are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agonizingly" instead an adverb "Dolefully".

Nearby Word: doleful
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