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depressingly

depressingly adverb: in a depressing manner.

Adverb

depressingly (comparative more depressingly, superlative most depressingly)

  1. In a depressing manner.
    • The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.1963, Margery Allingham, “Eye Witness”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 249

depressingly meaning in Bengali

depressingly in Bengali

বিষণ্ণতাজনকভাবে

Forms of depressingly

comparativemore depressingly
superlativemost depressingly

Origin of depressingly

From depressing + -ly.

Questions about depressingly

What does depressingly mean?
Depressingly means in a depressing manner.
What is depressingly in Bengali?
Depressingly in Bengali is বিষণ্ণতাজনকভাবে. See Depressingly meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is depressingly?
Depressingly is an adverb.

Words near depressingly in the dictionary

  1. depresses
  2. depresseth
  3. depressibility
  4. depressible
  5. depressing
  6. depressingly
  7. depressingness
  8. depression
  9. Depression cake
  10. Depression cakes
  11. Depression glass

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