Distressingly (Adverb)
Meaning
Unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious".
Examples
- The smell of rotting food was distressingly familiar to her after living in the abandoned house for months.
- Her lack of concern for others was distressingly evident in the way she spoke about her friends.
- The once beautiful park was distressingly overgrown with weeds and littered with trash.
- The politician's response to the crisis was distressingly inadequate, leaving many feeling frustrated and helpless.
- The tourists were distressingly unprepared for the extreme weather conditions on the mountain.