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Depressingly

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Used to express a strong, negative emotional reaction to something that's disheartening. SlideThe documentary about the environment was depressingly informative.
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Doesn't mean physically depressing something; it's about an emotional effect. SlideThe news about the layoffs was depressingly unavoidable.
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When something is not just sad, but overwhelmingly so. SlideHer novel ended on a depressingly tragic note.
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