Hurtfully
Plaintively and hurtfully are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plaintively" instead an adverb "Hurtfully".
Plaintively
Plaintively adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat
Hurtfully and plaintively are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtfully" instead an adverb "Plaintively".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- harshly and hurtfully
- harshly and plaintively
- cruelly and hurtfully
- cruelly and plaintively
- bitterly and hurtfully
- bitterly and plaintively
- ruefully and hurtfully
- ruefully and plaintively
- painfully and hurtfully
- painfully and plaintively
- sadly and hurtfully
- sadly and plaintively
- woefully and hurtfully
- woefully and plaintively
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