Page 15 - Selective Adverbs Having Mostly Negative Connotations
Word	Modifies	Used in a Sentence	Definitions
225. oppressively	verb	The king oppressively taxed his subjects.	difficult to bear; using power unjustly; tyrannical
226. opulently	verb	She opulently displayed her status.	exhibiting great wealth; affluent
227. outlandishly	adjective	It was an outlandishly strange behavior.	conspicuously unconventional; bizarre
228. overconfidently	verb	He overconfidently declared a victory.	excessive confidence; presumptuous
229. parsimoniously	verb	He parsimoniously doled out the money.	excessively sparing or frugal; stingy
230. pathetically	adjective	He gave a pathetically feeble reply.	arousing scornful pity;
231. perilously	verb	He was perilously close to failure.	full of or involving danger; risky
232. pessimistically	verb	His pessimistically approached each problem.	tendency to stress the negative or gloomiest view
233. petulantly	verb	She petulantly stamped her feet and left.	unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish
234. pointlessly	adjective	He gave a pointlessly silly explanation.	lack of meaning; senseless
235. pompously	verb	She pompously stated her personal preference.	excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity
236. ponderously	verb	He ponderously labored over a minor point.	lacking grace or fluency; labored and dull
237. poorly	verb	They never played more poorly.	not adequate in quality; inferior
238. pornographically	verb	The book pornographically described scenes.	pictures, writing material that is sexually explicit
239. prematurely	verb	They prematurely disclosed the right answer.	occurring before customary or correct time
240. preposterously	adjective	She gave a preposterously poor solution.	contrary to nature, reason or common sense; absurd
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