Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depressingly

/dɪpɹˈɛsɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: de-press-ing-ly
IPA: /dɪpɹˈɛsɪŋli/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a depressing manner.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English depressing Middle English -ly English -ly English depressingly From depressing + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more depressingly (comparative) most depressingly (superlative)

Rhymes With

distressingly

Questions

How do you pronounce depressingly?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪpɹˈɛsɪŋli/.
What does depressingly mean?: In a depressing manner.
Where does depressingly come from?: Etymology tree English depressing Middle English -ly English -ly English depressingly From depressing + -ly.

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