disappointingly

American

[dis-uh-point-ing-lee] / ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪnt ɪŋ li /

adverb

in a way or to a degree that is disappointing.

Example Sentences

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But what it is and where it comes from, they say, is disappointingly mundane.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025

But disappointingly for investors, the stock hasn’t done much since July, he added.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

The last time Walmart U.S. saw a same-store sales decline was in 2014, but it also suffered disappointingly slow growth from 2015 to 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

It was replaced by the Eurasia Cup - Asia versus Europe - between 2014-18 and Seve's name disappointingly disappeared from the schedule.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025

I’m having an inch-long cut above my right eye stitched up b\ an extremely handsome junior doctor who is disappointingly brusque and businesslike.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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