gratingly

ADVERB

harshly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brutally firmly powerfully

WEAK

grimly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

weakly

Example Sentences

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Gratingly, the door swung open and a man’s head looked cautiously out.

From Peggy Parsons at Prep School by Sharp, Annabel