adverb
- in a way that is irritating, annoying, or deeply offensive; in a manner that causes resentment or humiliation
Usage: common in formal and literary contexts
Examples
- He gallingly refused to apologize for his rude behavior.
- The decision was gallingly unfair to those who had worked hardest.
- She spoke gallingly about his failures in front of his colleagues.
- It was gallingly obvious that he had lied to everyone.
- The critic's gallingly dismissive review hurt the young artist's confidence.
- He gallingly ignored her concerns and proceeded with his own plan.