disappointingly
4
3.8
- adverb
- /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋli/
:
decepcionantemente
- The concert was disappointingly short, leaving many fans wanting more.
- disappointingly small
- remained disappointingly
I think the answer is going to be disappointingly low, but is that what your gut feeling says or your experience?
- I think the answer is going to be disappointingly low, but is that what your gut feeling says or your experience?
Examples
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The numbers were disappointingly small, rarely above ten, and there were lots of zeros.
Fiction book (1998) -
I think the answer is going to be disappointingly low, but is that what your gut feeling says or your experience?
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And As for pre purchase support, well disappointingly it actually does not exist at all.
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Road safety charity Brake, however, argued the figures showed that progress was "disappointingly slow."
Academic text (2014) -
But he is disappointingly weak on certain aspects of journalism.
Academic text (2010) -
Disappointingly, the researchers did not report overall outcomes for these two groups.
Academic text (2017) -
And the chances are good that the total amount of royalties available to the developing world will be disappointingly small.
Academic text (1992) -
So many apples are disappointingly mealy.
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The Biltmore gardens are magnificent in some ways, but disappointingly lacking in personality in many others.
Blog text (9) -
Despite this very encouraging development, however, WISALTS continues to operate, and the membership of LMS remains disappointingly small.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
291
1.0
To show that something is unfortunate or disappointing
31
3.0
In a way that does not get the result you wanted
15
1.3
In a sad or regretful way
7
4.4
In a way that makes you feel annoyed because things are slow or difficult
5
4.1
In a way that makes you feel sad or hopeless
3
4.8
In a gloomy way that makes people feel sad or hopeless
1
5.6
In a way that does not meet what is needed
1
7.5
In a way that makes people feel surprised and upset
1
7.4
In a way that makes you feel disappointed and lose hope
1
7.7
In a way that makes people lose hope or confidence
1
5.6
In a way that makes people lose confidence or interest
1
5.1
In a weak, ordinary way that does not impress people
In a way that leaves people wanting more
In a way that is less exciting than expected after a long build up
Antonyms
How Disappointing
Surface Forms
Morphology
disappointingly = disappointing (transparent) = disappoint + ing + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'disappointing', producing the clear meaning 'in a disappointing way'.
Etymology
Disappointingly comes from the parts dis- meaning 'not' and appoint, which is related to point and means 'to reach a mark'. A helpful way to remember it is that something done disappointingly does 'not' reach the mark you hoped for, so it fails to meet expectations.