afflictively

/əˈflɪktɪvli/
adverb
  1. In a way that causes pain, suffering, or distress.
    • The drought afflictively damaged the region's crops for three years.
    • The disease spread afflictively through the crowded refugee camp.
    • He was afflictively reminded of his loss every time he passed the old house.
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