DISTRAUGHTLY
Etymology
Adverb
distraughtly (comparative more distraughtly, superlative most distraughtly)
In a distraught manner.
Source: Wiktionary
DISTRAUGHT
Dis*traught", p. p. & a. Etym: [OE. distract, distrauht. See Distract, a.]
1. Torn asunder; separated. [Obs.] "His greedy throat . . . distraught." Spenser.
2. Distracted; perplexed. "Distraught twixt fear and pity." Spenser. As if thou wert distraught and mad with terror. Shak. To doubt betwixt our senses and our souls Which are the most distraught and full of pain. Mrs. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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