unpleasantly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleasantly
Adverb
  • To Graydon Carter, a founder and coeditor of Air Mail and former editor of Vanity Fair, all of this seems terribly unfair.
    Nathan King, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Something would have to go terribly wrong for the Yankees to give up on the 2025 season.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • The attack left parts of the residence badly burned, though no one was injured.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
  • There was Cole Anthony, who was playing so badly earlier this season that he was removed from the rotation, hitting big shot after big shot against the Hawks.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • In the Ivory Coast in West Africa, a baby sooty mangabey monkey fell ill.
    Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The outbreaks involved as many as hundreds of passengers and crew members falling ill with symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Unpleasantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleasantly. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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