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dismayingly

dismayingly adverb: in a manner that causes dismay.

Adverb

dismayingly (comparative more dismayingly, superlative most dismayingly)

  1. In a manner that causes dismay.

Synonyms of dismayingly

Forms of dismayingly

comparativemore dismayingly
superlativemost dismayingly

Origin of dismayingly

From dismaying + -ly.

Questions about dismayingly

What does dismayingly mean?
Dismayingly means in a manner that causes dismay.
What part of speech is dismayingly?
Dismayingly is an adverb.

Words near dismayingly in the dictionary

  1. dismayer
  2. dismayers
  3. dismayful
  4. dismayfully
  5. dismaying
  6. dismayingly
  7. dismayings
  8. dismays
  9. disme
  10. dismember
  11. dismembered

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