Definition of disappointing
: failing to meet expectations a disappointing meal
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While some of the dishes, like the canned oranges and mixed veggies, were a little disappointing, there's no doubting the quality of the chili and fried taters.
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Florida, along with every other state, contributed to the mayhem with its own set of disappointing legal decisions.
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With another disappointing month in the books, analysts are reconsidering how the industry will fare for the full year.
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For many who look to Indonesia as a standard-bearer for contemporary Muslim democracy, the results have been disappointing.
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From across party lines, both Teixeira and Ayres see a common thread between Clinton’s big deficit among working-class whites and the disappointing turnout results among minorities.
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Washington still has a Vezina Trophy-caliber goaltender in Braden Holtby, even though his playoffs were disappointing, and the talent to make the playoffs.
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The approval was disappointing to Northwestern because an appeal before the NLRB has been pending since January, university spokesman Bob Rowley said in a statement.
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Clay is Kerber’s least favorable surface, but this season has been particularly disappointing.
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First Known Use of disappointing
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