depressingly

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adverb

In a depressing manner.

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Meanings

adverbdepressingly (comparative more depressingly, superlative most 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

Origin

From depressing + -ly.

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APA

depressingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depressingly

MLA

“depressingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depressingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depressingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depressingly.

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