deflatingly

figuratively

(figuratively) So as to deflate.

Japanese Meaning

比喩的に、しぼませるように、つまり（相手の自尊心や意欲を）萎ませるような様子を表す。

He delivered the news deflatingly, puncturing their optimism with a single flat sentence.

彼はその知らせを気持ちをしぼませるような口調で伝え、一言の冷たい言葉で彼らの楽観を打ち砕いた。

Sense（1）

(figuratively) So as to deflate.

Here, the emphasis is somewhat deflatingly on the artifice in “Cymbeline.”

more deflatingly

（ comparative ）

most deflatingly

（ superlative ）