unpromisinglyadv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprʌmᵻsɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈprɑməsɪŋli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unpromising adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < unpromising adj. + -ly suffix², after promisingly adv.

In an unpromising manner; to an unpromising extent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > lack of promise > [adverb]

unpromisingly1778

1778 J. Tobin Farewel Addr. J. Ramsay App. 27 A multitude of unfortunate blacks..were at last so unpromisingly disposed of.

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xiii. 125 Looking over his white cravat, as unpromisingly as Mr. Dombey himself could have looked.

1959 World Politics 11 562 The expected return from the attacker's planned bomber force may be unpromisingly small.

2008 Q May 126/2 The new album starts rather unpromisingly in a haze of Tangerine Dream-like noodling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpromisingly
释义	unpromisinglyadv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprʌmᵻsɪŋli/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɑməsɪŋli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unpromising adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < unpromising adj. + -ly suffix², after promisingly adv. In an unpromising manner; to an unpromising extent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > lack of promise > [adverb] unpromisingly1778 1778 J. Tobin Farewel Addr. J. Ramsay App. 27 A multitude of unfortunate blacks..were at last so unpromisingly disposed of. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xiii. 125 Looking over his white cravat, as unpromisingly as Mr. Dombey himself could have looked. 1959 World Politics 11 562 The expected return from the attacker's planned bomber force may be unpromisingly small. 2008 Q May 126/2 The new album starts rather unpromisingly in a haze of Tangerine Dream-like noodling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1778
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