Used in a Sentence

displeasingly

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for displeasingly.

Editorial note

The curve of the moon's left side and the inside curve of the Earth match, but it looks displeasingly off.

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Quick take

In a displeasing manner.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of displeasingly gathered in one view.

adverb

In a displeasing manner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for displeasingly.

adverb

In a displeasing manner.

Example sentences

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The curve of the moon's left side and the inside curve of the Earth match, but it looks displeasingly off.

2

Those engine mounts look displeasingly asymmetric, you say?

3

People complain when they change and complain when they don't > The address bar is square edged while the search bar is round edged, which is displeasingly visually.

4

> No one with displeasingly asymmetric features.

5

As a user, I don't want to have to make this distinction, and it's hard to imagine most users-on-street wouldn't find this confusing * The address bar is square edged while the search bar is round edged, which is displeasingly visually.

6

Maddeningly for the people who want to reduce everything to data, visual "mistakes" are a tool that can be used to register extremely positive emotions when deployed with a full understanding of the human psyche and the local culture, just as much as they register displeasingly when used without that knowledge.

Quote examples

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Maddeningly for the people who want to reduce everything to data, visual "mistakes" are a tool that can be used to register extremely positive emotions when deployed with a full understanding of the human psyche and the local culture, just as much as they register displeasingly when used without that knowledge.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use displeasingly in a sentence?

The curve of the moon's left side and the inside curve of the Earth match, but it looks displeasingly off.

What does displeasingly mean?

In a displeasing manner.

What part of speech is displeasingly?

displeasingly is commonly used as adverb.