The discoverer of argon, Sir William Ramsay, looked disappointingly ordinary. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage. From Dictionary.com.
"disappointingly" low coverage of services to treat pneumonia and diarrhoea. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
"disappointingly" low and that there is a need for greater focus on reconciliation between the communities. From Wordnik.com. [Spero News] Reference
They have been disappointingly too slow, too slow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 7, 2007] Reference
So it's a disappointingly misleading advertisement. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2008] Reference
The underground effort is going disappointingly slow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2007] Reference
It really is just all around a disappointingly bad film. From Wordnik.com. [evolver Diary Entry] Reference
Durable goods sales are up by a disappointingly low amount. From Wordnik.com. [Wonkbook: Bernanke expected to announce policy; risky bets allowed; SEC empowers shareholders] Reference
Manufacturing, home sales data all coming in more disappointingly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 1, 2009] Reference
For such a rich container the contents seemed disappointingly dull. From Wordnik.com. [Salvage for the Saint]
But she was disappointingly impressed with our front flower garden. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Spoken like the disappointingly bland chancellor Schroder has become. From Wordnik.com. [Dropping The Pilot] Reference
Paul Imrie was not only disappointingly fit, he was planning to skate. From Wordnik.com. [Murder Without Icing]
The average earnings of saleswomen at times seem disappointingly small. From Wordnik.com. [The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance] Reference
On European markets today, they all closed, well, disappointingly today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 3, 2009] Reference
In January, officials say the expatriate turnout was disappointingly low. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 13, 2005] Reference
No no, they all have great personalities, insists Lambert, disappointingly. From Wordnik.com. [Nine Idolettes tackle Elvis tunes on 'American Idol'] Reference
But for a planet of illusionists, the landscape was disappointingly mundane. From Wordnik.com. [Dancer's Illusion]
Dal had his information gathered first -- a disappointingly small amount indeed. From Wordnik.com. [Star Surgeon] Reference
By most accounts, foreign direct investment in the country is disappointingly low. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2004] Reference
They were prodigal in number, not staggeringly so but still disappointingly abundant. From Wordnik.com. [Dirge]
The truth behind the enigmatic eagle, Herney had found to be disappointingly mundane. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
Life as a working girl is surprisingly (disappointingly?) similar to life as a student. From Wordnik.com. [Bitter! Table for one!] Reference
But the seismic activity keeps slowing us down, and it's just going disappointingly slow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2007] Reference
The Vulcan chokra plotline was awful, and the WWII time travel was disappointingly standard. From Wordnik.com. [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference
I sought help from various doctors and found their level of knowledge disappointingly amateurish. From Wordnik.com. [Kevin Pezzi, Big Government's Bizarre Racial-Relations Expert, Is Quite The Sexpert] Reference
BACKSTAGE AT LOLLAPALOOZA'S opening show in Palm Beach, Fla., is a disappointingly deadbeat scene. From Wordnik.com. [Children Of The Korn] Reference
My two petroglyph pieces are starting out disappointingly, but I always fret about pieces at first. From Wordnik.com. [madrigle Diary Entry] Reference
The latest study found that while mammograms cut the risk of dying, the benefit was disappointingly low. From Wordnik.com. [Mammograms May Not Benefit Women Over 50] Reference
Mildred was delighted at first at being sent into dinner with him, but she found him disappointingly taciturn. From Wordnik.com. [The Invader A Novel] Reference
But she was disappointingly impressed because I told her we don't tend it, or plant it, or care much for it at all. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
To those drawn to Robyn for her oddball behaviour, Part 2 begins disappointingly with a trio of routine pop numbers. From Wordnik.com. [Robyn: Body Talk Pt 2] Reference
This step can be the most crucial, since, if not carried out correctly, the oil recovery will be disappointingly low. From Wordnik.com. [3. Case Studies] Reference
Concerning the possible function of these prominent appendages, the relevant archive was disappointingly uninformative. From Wordnik.com. [Running from the Deity]
There was nothing here to suit her slender pocket, and the shops, although luxuriously expensive, were disappointingly. From Wordnik.com. [Falcon's Prey]
In striking contrast, another manufacturer received disappointingly low scores in overall satisfaction among respondents. From Wordnik.com. [New Ratings: Best & worst computer tech support] Reference
The night was thunderstormy, with tornado warnings, and the crowd at the enormous Temple auditorium was disappointingly small. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Week] Reference
On the dresser there is a bottle of Trump Ice spring water, but disappointingly no Trump vodka or Donald Trump: The Fragrance. From Wordnik.com. [The Thistle and the Bee] Reference
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