agitatedlyadv.
/ˈadʒᵻteɪtᵻdli/, U.S. /ˈædʒəˌteɪdᵻdli/ In an agitated manner; with agitation.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [adverb]
unquietly?1518
troubledly1599
disquietly?1608
incomposedly1615
discomposedly1662
disturbedly1731
agitatedly1803
restless1810
disorderly1811
restlessly1847
disquietedly1857
discomfortably1873
inquietly1893
troublously1897
disconcertedly1909
1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw IV. 58 Looking eagerly and agitatedly in his face.
1827 T. Moore Epicurean xv. 226 Laying her hand agitatedly upon mine.
1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles I. viii. 108 He saw how agitatedly anxious she was.
1926 J. Devanny Butcher Shop viii. 82 The big man lifted her and carried her quickly into the house, where Mrs. Curdy and Maire agitatedly attended to her.
1995 New Yorker 27 Mar. 89/2 The small man who so agitatedly glanced about the dining room passes rapidly through the hall, carrying two cups of coffee.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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