Synonyms for Smartingly:
adv.
•painfully (adverb)bitingly, bitterly, hurtfully, agonizingly, tryingly, arduously, excruciatingly, irritatingly, miserably, cruelly, gruelingly, troublesomely, horrendously, sorely, offensively, uncomfortably, distressingly, woefully, distressfully, severely, unbearably, Insufferably, painfully, achingly, disagreeably, tormentingly, irksomely, odiously, annoyingly, witheringly, gnawingly, stingingly, unpleasantly, piercingly, acutely, grievously, torturously, oppressively, aggravatingly.
adv
•painfully (adverb)bitingly, bitterly, hurtfully, agonizingly, tryingly, arduously, excruciatingly, irritatingly, miserably, cruelly, gruelingly, troublesomely, horrendously, sorely, offensively, uncomfortably, distressingly, woefully, distressfully, severely, unbearably, Insufferably, painfully, achingly, disagreeably, tormentingly, irksomely, odiously, annoyingly, witheringly, gnawingly, stingingly, unpleasantly, piercingly, acutely, grievously, torturously, oppressively, aggravatingly.
Usage examples for smartingly
-
Not snugly in bed, but smartingly each trying to find a cool place on the sheets, and things very much bedewed by the tears of The Seraph. – Explorers of the Dawn by Mazo de la Roche
-
She knew only that she was thrillingly, smartingly alive. – Hilda Lessways by Arnold Bennett
-
I might have been an unfortunate little bull in a Spanish arena, I got so smartingly touched up by these moral goads. – Great Expectations by Charles Dickens