Unpromisingly

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In an unpromising manner.

    "The town looked unpromisingly bleak, but our hotel proved to be modern and cosy."

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unfavorablyunfortunately

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"The town looked unpromisingly bleak, but our hotel proved to be modern and cosy."

Etymology

From unpromising + -ly.

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