not as good, successful, etc. as you had hoped; making you feel disappointed a disappointing result/performance The outcome of the court case was disappointing for the family involved. The team has had a disappointing start to the season.
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adverb The room was disappointingly small.See disappointing in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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