perturbed
adjective
feeling or showing great concern or mental or emotional upset.
perturbedly
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a word derived from
perturbed.
Example Sentences
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Admiral Bartram rose from his chair without making any reply, and walked perturbedly up and down the room.
From No Name by Wilkie Collins
Well, perhaps it wouldn't be quite good taste," said Mrs. Vervain perturbedly, "but you needn't express yourself so violently, my dear.
From A Foregone Conclusion by William Dean Howells
He withdrew his hand and walked perturbedly away.
From Adventure by Jack London
In short, I am enamored of that flawless beauty of which all poets have perturbedly divined the existence somewhere, and which life as men know it simply does not afford nor anywhere foresee....
From Modern Essays by Harry Morgan Ayres
Five o'clock came round; she was sitting at the window, perturbedly waiting to see how he would act.
From Bohemian Days Three American Tales by George Alfred Townsend
