unpromisingly

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adverb

In an unpromising manner.

“The town looked unpromisingly bleak, but our hotel proved to be modern and cosy.”

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adverbunpromisingly (comparative more unpromisingly, superlative most 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.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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