disagreeably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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In “Watchmen,” Dr. Manhattan, the Princeton physicist transformed by a nuclear accident into a rather disagreeably literalist, bright-blue superhuman, perceives all points in time as simultaneous, with awkward consequences for his love life.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 8, 2016
“Mosul or Turkey. That’s it,” he snaps disagreeably.
From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2016
He agitated the mixture with a mortar hoe, mumbling disagreeably as he worked.
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2012
I discovered this right after completing the simple set-up: A weak network connection makes the player freeze and behave disagreeably, inducing frustration.
From BusinessWeek • Aug. 18, 2010
When I had refused, scarlet with embarrassment, she had shrugged her shoulders disagreeably.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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