depressingly

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English

Etymology

depressing +‎ -ly

Adverb

depressingly (comparative more depressingly, superlative most depressingly)

  1. In a depressing manner.
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, in The China Governess[1]:
      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.