What is the Latin word for distressingly?

The usual Latin words for “distressingly” are gravis, acerbus, dolenter; also labōrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“distressingly” in Latin

gravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hard acerbusharsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet marriageable; sharp, severe, bitter (i.e., extremely painful); rough, vi dolenterwith pain or sorrow, painfully labōrōto toil, labor, work; to endeavor, strive; to suffer, be oppressed, be afflicted with

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

distressingly

graviter; acerbe; dolenter. To be distressingly ill, laborare; graviter esse aegrum.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for distressingly?: The usual Latin words for “distressingly” are gravis, acerbus, dolenter; also labōrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.