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Definition of "hurtfully" [hurtfully]

  • In a hurtful manner. (adverb)

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Use "hurtfully" in a sentence
  • "An issue which gained national attention after Mr. Ablow -- who is a psychiatrist, author, and Fox News contributor -- ignorantly, purposefully, and hurtfully said in his Fox News column with regard to Mr. Bono appearing on ABC's Dancing With The Stars :"
  • "I grabbed the tacks and placed Mary Jean's short story about a "Jade Tiger," Jessica's award-winning patriotic essay about the American flag, and Sarah's essay on students treating each other hurtfully, on the bulletin board."
  • "Ward is a 12-stone Mayweather, almost impossible to hit cleanly and hurtfully accurate in reply."