The failure rate on the bar exam is discouragingly high. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : Low prices discourage industry. ,to discourage the expression of enthusiasm. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : a person who discourages easily. From Dictionary.com.
The line before the elevator was discouragingly long. From Wordnik.com. [World of Ptavvs]
"It will take you a week," remarked Jo discouragingly. From Wordnik.com. [Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power] Reference
"Strong salt brine, piping hot," said the girl discouragingly. From Wordnik.com. [Diane of the Green Van] Reference
Sadly unfortunately discouragingly I have no duar to sell you. From Wordnik.com. [The Time of the Transference]
She shook her head, not discouragingly, just figuring the odds. From Wordnik.com. [Joint Operations]
In some states, this problem is growing discouragingly quickly. From Wordnik.com. [Landon Ross: The God Crisis] Reference
Most discouragingly, Whole Foods is here to help us spend more money. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Mansolillo: Whole Foods-ism - It's a Movement, Not Just a Store] Reference
It lay on them discouragingly thick and white, but she laughed in its face. From Wordnik.com. [Glory and the Other Girl] Reference
The attendance at his earlier course of lectures was discouragingly meagre. From Wordnik.com. [Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies] Reference
She shook her head, rather dryly — not discouragingly — and he went on. From Wordnik.com. [The Portrait of a Lady] Reference
He went to Mr. Foster and talked very discouragingly respecting the situation. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens] Reference
The name tags for press reporters covering the event was discouragingly small. From Wordnik.com. [The Understated, More Desperate National Magazine Awards] Reference
He kept at it for some time; the list of developments was discouragingly long. From Wordnik.com. [Forgetfulness] Reference
"The Benjamin baby wasn't further advanced," doubted Evangeline discouragingly. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings] Reference
For an IT-professionals the “staffem” blog looks discouragingly messy interface-wise. From Wordnik.com. [dustbury.com » Things I learned today (16)] Reference
Amy came home from a discouragingly fruitless day of apartment hunting to find my e-mail. From Wordnik.com. [trinityboy Diary Entry] Reference
That is precisely what I believe to be the case in a discouragingly large number of cases. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Ideology and Academia — Liberal Dominance Only in Those Fields Where it Matters:] Reference
"The space is inadequate and the topography unsuit-able." the ship replied discouragingly. From Wordnik.com. [Mid Flinx]
"The space is inadequate and the topography unsuitable." the ship replied discouragingly. From Wordnik.com. [Mid Flinx]
I turned it in at the end of May but, rather discouragingly, he hasn't responded to it yet. From Wordnik.com. [Bombed in Vegas, A Bomb on O'Reilly: My Book Tour, Part II] Reference
The conditions under which Las Casas and his co-workers laboured were discouragingly adverse. From Wordnik.com. [Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings] Reference
"Oh, Frieda Hammer would never get a job in a place like this," remarked Lily, discouragingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl Scouts' Good Turn] Reference
The remodeled town house looked discouragingly deserted from the outside, but that didn't stop him. From Wordnik.com. [Knocked for a Loop]
It was a late spring and both the wild blossoms and the early garden flowers were discouragingly scarce. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
Strange that the standard of the Graphic Arts is as discouragingly low as it is considering this army of talent. From Wordnik.com. [Pictorial Photography in America 1922] Reference
The sandstone slab in front of Megan was discouragingly steep, even curling back over itself in a lip at the top. From Wordnik.com. [Between a Rock and a Hard Place] Reference
He remained silent, and looked discouragingly rude. From Wordnik.com. [Prairie Folks] Reference
"She got more as one feller," she remarked discouragingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Rachael] Reference
"Probably a dun from Brewster," said Mr. Clark discouragingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment] Reference
"'Tain't much o' a bank," replied Garey, rather discouragingly. From Wordnik.com. [The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse] Reference
She shook her head, rather dryly -- not discouragingly -- and he went on. From Wordnik.com. [The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2] Reference
"Oh, well," said the other, and sighed and shook his head discouragingly. From Wordnik.com. [A Master Of Craft] Reference
The job seemed endless, and his progress each day was discouragingly slow. From Wordnik.com. [Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922] Reference
To be sure, the split of the evening before had seemed discouragingly final. From Wordnik.com. [Joan of Arc of the North Woods] Reference
The actual landscape, at times, is a trifle discouragingly rain-washed and cloudy!. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance] Reference
Inventory of the firearms and ammunition showed the total to be discouragingly small. From Wordnik.com. [Space Prison] Reference
I answered as simply and discouragingly as did the tens of thousands that came after me. From Wordnik.com. [Andersonville — Volume 1] Reference
We have not enough money to last all summer if we remain here, and father writes so discouragingly. From Wordnik.com. [Without a Home] Reference
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