saddeningly

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adverb

So as to cause sadness.

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Meanings

adverbsaddeningly (comparative more saddeningly, superlative most saddeningly)

comparative more saddeningly · superlative most saddeningly

  1. So as to cause sadness.

Origin

From saddening + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

saddeningly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saddeningly

MLA

“saddeningly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saddeningly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saddeningly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saddeningly.

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