unpromisingly
In discouraging fashion
In a way that shows little prospect of success or favorable outcome.
Something that begins unpromisingly starts with signs suggesting it won't go well: The date started unpromisingly—he was twenty minutes late and forgot his wallet.
Often used to set up a turnaround: Unpromisingly gray skies gave way to brilliant sunshine.
In dejected manner
- bleaklyIn hopeless manner
- pessimisticallyWith negative expectations
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
- skepticallyWith doubt or distrust
warily · hesitantly · reluctantly · unenthusiastically · halfheartedly · dismally · gloomily · dourly
Dreary and without cheer
- grimHarsh and foreboding
- dimLow in light
- unfavorableNot in your benefit
- discouragingCausing loss of confidence
dismal · dreary · inauspicious · unpropitious · ominous · foreboding · dark · clouded
In a fruitless manner
- hopelesslyWithout any expectation
- vainlyWithout achieving purpose
- fruitlesslyWithout achieving the goal
- pointlesslyWithout meaningful result
uselessly · ineffectually · unproductively · unsuccessfully · poorly · badly · weakly · feebly
glumly
In dejected manner
- bleaklyIn hopeless manner
- pessimisticallyWith negative expectations
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
skeptically · warily · hesitantly · reluctantly · unenthusiastically · halfheartedly · dismally · gloomily · dourly · grimly
bleak
Dreary and without cheer
- grimHarsh and foreboding
- dimLow in light
- unfavorableNot in your benefit
discouraging · dismal · dreary · inauspicious · unpropitious · ominous · foreboding · dark · clouded · doubtful
futilely
In a fruitless manner
- hopelesslyWithout any expectation
- vainlyWithout achieving purpose
- fruitlesslyWithout achieving the goal
pointlessly · uselessly · ineffectually · unproductively · unsuccessfully · poorly · badly · weakly · feebly · lamely
inauspiciously
In an ill-fated manner
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- shakyTrembling or unstable
rocky · rough · awkward · slow · difficult · troubled · problematic · uncertain · tentative · hesitant
unpromisinglypromisingly
In hopeful manner
hopefully · auspiciously · encouragingly · optimistically · favorably