In a way that causes sadness, gloom, or discouragement.
From depressing (causing sadness) + '-ly' (adverb suffix). The '-ly' suffix transforms adjectives into adverbs describing how something happens.
When someone says 'depressingly, this is normal,' they're expressing a sad truth about the world—the adverb makes the statement itself feel heavy and disappointing.
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