depressingly
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4.1
- adverb
- /dɪˈprɛsɪŋli/
:
deprimente
- The signs were simple and clear, depressingly normal.
I got a, I spent, I'll be honest, a depressingly long amount of time fashioning A wrapping paper bra and panties.
- I got a, I spent, I'll be honest, a depressingly long amount of time fashioning A wrapping paper bra and panties.
Examples
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The talent level is depressingly low, almost as low as the ratings.
Blog text (20) -
But as you know, in real life, murder is usually depressingly simple.
Fiction book (1990) -
Depressingly, you could be right.
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It's a shame that he put so much thought into something that was so depressingly awful.
Blog text (15) -
On the other hand, a depressingly large number of physicians accept ID as being valid science.
Blog text (26) -
In contrast, the real face of Mexico (especially since January 1994) remains a depressingly familiar one.
Academic text (1996) -
Evidently, ordinary human life is, in Heraclitus' view, a depressingly futile business.
Academic text (1991) -
Israel's escalating air attacks on Gaza follow the depressingly familiar pattern that shapes this conflict.
Blog text (14) -
The news about the economic crisis was reported depressingly all over the media.
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She spoke depressingly about the future of the environment and its impact on the planet.
Synonyms
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1.0
In an unhappy way because you feel upset
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5.8
In a sad, quiet way that shows someone is unhappy
4
4.7
In a sad way that shows grief
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5.1
In a way that makes people feel pity and want to help
4
6.7
In a sad, soft way that sounds like crying
3
5.5
In a serious and sad way
3
4.1
In a sad way that shows no hope
3
4.8
In a gloomy way that makes people feel sad or hopeless
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6.5
In a way that makes people feel worried or unhappy
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5.1
In a way that makes people feel very sad
2
6.2
In a way that shows no hope or cheer
2
6.5
In a sad, disappointed way
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8.0
In a way that makes people feel regret or sadness
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4.6
In a sad way that shows a person is sorry
1
6.1
In a way that shows no hope
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6.0
In a sad or gloomy way that shows someone is unhappy
1
7.3
In a sad, hopeless way that shows you have lost hope
1
8.5
In a very sad way that shows no comfort or hope
1
5.4
In a boring, gloomy way that shows little energy
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7.4
In a sad way that shows no hope
1
7.4
In a way that makes you feel disappointed and lose hope
1
7.5
In a way that shows great loneliness and sadness
In a sad and thoughtful way
In a sad way
In a very sad, gloomy way
In a way that shows tears and deep sadness
Antonyms
How Depressing
Surface Forms
Morphology
depressingly = depressing (transparent) = depress + ing + ly
Formed from the adjective 'depressing' + '-ly', the adverbial meaning 'in a depressing way' is directly predictable.
Etymology
Depressingly comes from the parts de- meaning 'down' and press meaning 'push', the same root you see in press and pressure. So, something described as depressingly is like a thing that 'pushes down' your mood and makes you feel low or sad.