adv. [f. prec. + -LY2.] In an afflicting manner; so as to distress or trouble.
1818. in Todd.
1845. Blackw. Mag., LVII. 371. Cato was really and afflictingly a rational drama.
adv. [f. prec. + -LY2.] In an afflicting manner; so as to distress or trouble.
1818. in Todd.
1845. Blackw. Mag., LVII. 371. Cato was really and afflictingly a rational drama.