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DISAPPOINTINGLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does disappointingly mean?
• DISAPPOINTINGLY (adverb)
The adverb DISAPPOINTINGLY has 1 sense:
1. in a disappointing manner
Familiarity information: DISAPPOINTINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a disappointing manner
Context example:
the discoverer of argon, Sir William Ramsay, looked disappointingly ordinary
Pertainym:
disappointing (not up to expectations)
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