Painfully and Stoically

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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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Stoically is an antonym for painfully.

Nearby Words: pain, painful, pained

Stoically adverb - Without emotion; in a stoic manner.

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Painfully is an antonym for stoically.

Nearby Words: stoical, stoic, stoicism

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