/?h??t.f?l.i/in a way that ishurtful(=causingemotionalpain):It wasn't said hurtfully, ormaliciously.Theyintrudeunnecessarilyand often hurtfully into people'sprivacy.SeehurtfulMore examples
They're still the most hurtfullymisunderstoodcoupleinshowbiz.
He waspolite, though sometimes hurtfullyblunt.
Hetreatedherviciouslyand hurtfully.
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