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saddeningly

saddeningly adverb: so as to cause sadness.

Adverb

saddeningly (comparative more saddeningly, superlative most saddeningly)

  1. So as to cause sadness.

Forms of saddeningly

comparativemore saddeningly
superlativemost saddeningly

Origin of saddeningly

From saddening + -ly.

Questions about saddeningly

What does saddeningly mean?
Saddeningly means so as to cause sadness.
What part of speech is saddeningly?
Saddeningly is an adverb.

Words near saddeningly in the dictionary

  1. saddeners
  2. saddenest
  3. saddeneth
  4. saddening
  5. saddening up
  6. saddeningly
  7. saddenings
  8. saddens
  9. saddens up
  10. sadder
  11. saddest

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