unencouragingly

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adverb

In an unencouraging way.

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Meanings

adverbunencouragingly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn an unencouraging way.

    He then moved towards the Saloon, and Stobhill, saying unencouragingly: "I will have your message conveyed to Miss, sir," opened the door for him.

    1953, Georgette Heyer, Cotillion

Origin

From unencouraging + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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