Discouragingly (Adverb)
Meaning
In a discouraging manner; "the failure rate on the bar exam is discouragingly high".
Examples
- The statistics on the number of people getting into debt are discouragingly high in recent years.
- Results of this year's annual health check are discouragingly low on the overall well-being scale.
- The number of students failing their final exams has risen to discouragingly high levels.
- The low voter turnout in this election is discouragingly low for a democratic nation.
- The unemployment rate in the country has remained discouragingly high for several years now.