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unpromisingly

unpromisingly adverb: in an unpromising manner.

Adverb

unpromisingly (comparative more unpromisingly, superlative most unpromisingly)

  1. In an unpromising manner.
    • The town looked unpromisingly bleak, but our hotel proved to be modern and cosy.

Forms of unpromisingly

comparativemore unpromisingly
superlativemost unpromisingly

Origin of unpromisingly

From unpromising + -ly.

Questions about unpromisingly

What does unpromisingly mean?
Unpromisingly means in an unpromising manner.
What part of speech is unpromisingly?
Unpromisingly is an adverb.

Words near unpromisingly in the dictionary

  1. unpromiscuously
  2. unpromise
  3. unpromised
  4. unpromises
  5. unpromising
  6. unpromisingly
  7. unpromisingness
  8. unpromotable
  9. unpromoted
  10. unprompt
  11. unprompted

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