depressingly
adverb
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adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English depressing Middle English -ly English -ly English depressingly From depressing + -ly.
- 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.”