" hurtfully "

1: as in cruelly, ill;

•  Synonyms : 

•  cruelly,

•  ill,

•  rancorously,

•  acutely,

•  harshly,

•  keenly,

•  piercingly,

•  poignantly,

•  severely,

•  sharply,

•  blackly,

•  darkly,

•  dismally,

•  distressfully,

•  distressingly,

•  dourly,

•  drearily,

•  forlornly,

•  gloomily,

•  glumly,

•  joylessly,

•  mirthlessly,

•  miserably,

•  morosely,

•  pessimistically,

•  somberly,

•  sullenly,

•  abjectly,

•  cheerlessly,

•  crestfallenly,

•  dejectedly,

•  despairingly,

•  despondently,

•  disconsolately,

•  dispiritedly,

•  downheartedly,

•  low-spiritedly,

•  agonizingly,

•  bitterly,

•  dolefully,

•  dolorously,

•  grievously,

•  hard,

•  hardly,

•  inconsolably,

•  lugubriously,

•  mournfully,

•  painfully,

•  plaintively,

•  regretfully,

•  resentfully,

•  ruefully,

•  sadly,

•  sorely,

•  sorrowfully,

•  unhappily,

•  wailfully,

•  woefully,

•  wretchedly

•  Antonyms : 

•  blissfully,

•  gladly,

•  happily,

•  joyfully,

•  joyously,

•  cheerfully,

•  cheerily,

•  delightedly,

•  gaily,

•  gleefully,

•  good-naturedly,

•  lightheartedly,

•  merrily,

•  mirthfully,

•  rejoicingly,

•  sunnily,

•  blithely,

•  blithesomely,

•  calmly,

•  casually,

•  dispassionately,

•  easily,

•  impassively,

•  indifferently,

•  lightly,

•  nonchalantly,

•  stoically,

•  unconcernedly,

•  favorably,

•  well

1: causing or capable of causing harm;

  * e.g., " ... the most hurtful thing you can do to this silk dress is put it in the dryer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adverse,

•  bad,

•  baleful,

•  baneful,

•  damaging,

•  dangerous,

•  deleterious,

•  detrimental,

•  evil,

•  harmful,

•  ill,

•  injurious,

•  mischievous,

•  nocuous,

•  noxious,

•  pernicious,

•  prejudicial,

•  wicked

•  Antonyms : 

•  anodyne,

•  benign,

•  harmless,

•  hurtless,

•  innocent,

•  innocuous,

•  inoffensive,

•  safe

2: hard to accept or bear especially emotionally;

  * e.g., " ... her ex-husband said hurtful things that she could never forgive "

•  Synonyms : 

•  afflicting,

•  agonizing,

•  bitter,

•  cruel,

•  excruciating,

•  galling,

•  grievous,

•  harrowing,

•  harsh,

•  heartrending,

•  painful,

•  tormenting,

•  torturous

•  Antonyms : 

•  gratifying,

•  pleasing,

•  sweet