dishearteningly
- a word derived from dishearten.
- a word derived from disheartening.
Example Sentences
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Multiple award-winning director Michael A. Shepperd and a wonderful cast lift the rock off Lowder’s dishearteningly perfect play and let the creepy-crawlies squiggle freely.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2020
The effect is both piquantly engaging and dishearteningly synthetic, like a well-turned sound effect—one simulating the thud of a screenplay dropped on a desk.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 8, 2019
Mr. Cohen’s also offered a dishearteningly believable account of Mr. Trump’s character.
From Washington Times • Feb. 27, 2019
For Youngstown, the effect was dishearteningly familiar: more layoffs.
From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2016
The door creaks on its hinges, opening to a dishearteningly empty room.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
