Impassively and Painfully

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Impassively adverb - In an impassive manner.

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Painfully is an antonym for impassively.

Painfully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.

Usage example: painfully she recounted the years of physical abuse she had received at his hands

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Impassively is an antonym for painfully.

Nearby Words: pain, painful, pained

An organ donor in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life answers the door only to get his liver ripped out painfully, despite his protests that "I'm using it." Not only does his wife stand by watching impassively, but one jaunty musical number later, she's agreed to donate her liver as well.

Source: And Show It to You

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