depressingly
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de·press·ing
(dĭ-prĕs′ĭng)adj.
Causing sadness, gloom, or dejection: depressing news; a depressing movie; rainy, depressing weather.
de·press′ing·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | depressingly - in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree |
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depressingly
[dɪˈpresɪŋlɪ] ADV [say, reply] → tristementeDad had become depressingly weak → era deprimente ver lo débil que se había quedado papá
it all sounded depressingly familiar → me sonaba todo tanto que era deprimente
it was a depressingly familiar story → era una historia tan sabida or oída que resultaba deprimente
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depressingly
adv → deprimierend; it all sounded depressingly familiar → es hörte sich alles nur zu vertraut an; depressingly, the costs are too high → deprimierenderweise sind die Kosten zu hoch
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