painfully
(adverb)
adverb
1. unpleasantly
- his ignorance was painfully obvious
Similar word(s): distressingly
2. in or as if in pain
- she moved painfully forward
Similar word(s): sorely
Sentences with painfully as an adverb:
- That was the most painfully sung rendition of "Fly Me to the Moon" that I've ever heard.