Usage Note
Douloureusement derives from douloureux (painful) and is used for both physical and emotional pain. It is a formal or literary register word; in everyday speech, French speakers more often say avec douleur or avec peine. The corresponding adjective douloureux has a feminine form douloureuse.
Examples
"Elle a douloureusement appris la nouvelle."
Natural Translation
She painfully learned the news.
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