unpromising
adjective
unlikely to be favorable or successful, as the weather, a situation, or a career.
unpromisingly
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a word derived from
unpromising.
Example Sentences
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But it’s too striking a shot to dismiss as self-conscious or unpromisingly stern.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
They became stranded at a stream called Cooper's Creek, having found no way to carry enough water to cross a stretch of desert to the nearest colonial outpost at the unpromisingly named Mount Hopeless.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2019
“Have you ever been to the coast of Leitrim?” he asked her, unpromisingly.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 8, 2018
Their first, the unpromisingly named SS Mademoiselle, collapsed because their singer only wanted to practise one day a week.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2016
“Oh!—ah!” said Sir Thomas, as unpromisingly as before.
From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Emily Sarah Holt
