discouragingly
With spirit-crushing effect
In a manner that dampens hope or enthusiasm.
A task may be discouragingly difficult, or progress discouragingly slow.
The word characterizes how something affects morale: She shook her head discouragingly when I suggested the plan.
In spirit-crushing manner
- dejectedlyIn a disheartened manner
- despondentlyIn a hopeless manner
- sadlyIn a sorrowful manner
- mournfullyIn a grieving way
somberly · melancholically · gloomily · forlornly · wistfully · plaintively · dolefully · woefully
Failing to excite interest
- dishearteningCausing loss of hope
- dispiritingCausing loss of enthusiasm
- deflatingReleasing contained gas
- demoralizingDestroying confidence or hope
dampening · off-putting · unenthusiastically · halfheartedly · apathetically · listlessly · tepidly · indifferently
In hopeless manner
negatively · cynically · doubtfully · skeptically · pessimistically · hopelessly · fatalistically · despairingly
So costly as deterring
- restrictivelyIn a confining manner
- dauntinglyIn a discouraging manner
- intimidatinglyIn a frightening manner
- forbiddinglyIn intimidating manner
impossibly · insurmountably · overwhelmingly · hopelessly · impractically · unfeasibly · inaccessibly · unattainably
dishearteningly
In spirit-crushing manner
- dejectedlyIn a disheartened manner
- despondentlyIn a hopeless manner
- sadlyIn a sorrowful manner
mournfully · somberly · melancholically · gloomily · forlornly · wistfully · plaintively · dolefully · woefully · crestfallenly
uninspiring
Failing to excite interest
- dishearteningCausing loss of hope
- dispiritingCausing loss of enthusiasm
- deflatingReleasing contained gas
demoralizing · dampening · off-putting · unenthusiastically · halfheartedly · apathetically · listlessly · tepidly · indifferently · weakly
bleakly
In hopeless manner
darkly · negatively · cynically · doubtfully · skeptically · pessimistically · hopelessly · fatalistically · despairingly · unpromisingly
prohibitively
So costly as deterring
- restrictivelyIn a confining manner
- dauntinglyIn a discouraging manner
- intimidatinglyIn a frightening manner
forbiddingly · impossibly · insurmountably · overwhelmingly · hopelessly · impractically · unfeasibly · inaccessibly · unattainably · formidably
discouraginglyencouragingly
In a supportive way
inspiringly · upliftingly · hearteningly · reassuringly · supportively
discouraginglyauspiciously
In favorable circumstances
promisingly · favorably · hopefully · brightly · optimistically