depressingly

Meanings

• Adjective

  Expressing or causing a feeling of sadness, despair, or desolation.

• Adverb

  Causing or tending to cause a feeling of sadness, desolation, or despair.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with depressingly
impressingly , pressingly , caressingly , dressingly

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Variants

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depressing , depressingly

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Etymology

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From the verb 'depress' meaning 'to press down' + the suffix -ingly.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'depressingly' contains the letter 'p' three times.

2. The term 'depression' is derived from the word 'depressingly'.

3. The word 'depressingly' has been in use since the late 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Melancholy: A feeling of sadness, typically with no apparent cause.

2. Despair: Complete loss or absence of hope.

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Culture

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In literature, 'depressingly' is often used to describe a scene or situation that is sad or disheartening. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby,' the valley of ashes is described as 'depressingly uniform in color,' symbolizing the moral decay of the society.

How to Memorize "depressingly"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sad scene or situation.
   - Visualize the feeling of sadness or despair.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with a sad memory or emotion.
   - Think of a time when you felt sad or down.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'D' for Depressing, 'S' for Sad, 'D' for Desolate.

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