- despondently
- adverb see despondent
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despondently
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despondently — despondent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in low spirits from loss of hope or courage. DERIVATIVES despondency noun despondently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin despondere give up, abandon … English terms dictionary
Despondently — Despondent De*spond ent, a. [L. despondens, entis, p. pr. of despond[=e]re.] Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. {De*spond ent*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
despondently — See despondent. * * * … Universalium
despondently — adverb In a despondent manner … Wiktionary
despondently — adv. dejectedly, gloomily, miserably, without hope … English contemporary dictionary
despondently — de·spond·ent·ly … English syllables
despondently — See: despondent … English dictionary
despondently — adverb with desperation Why can t you understand?, she asked despairingly • Syn: ↑despairingly • Derived from adjective: ↑despondent, ↑despairing (for: ↑despairingly) … Useful english dictionary
despondent — despondently, adv. /di spon deuhnt/, adj. feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom: despondent about failing health. [1690 1700; < L despondent (s. of despondens), prp. of despondere. See DESPOND, ENT] Syn.… … Universalium
despondent — [[t]dɪspɒ̱ndənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome. John often felt despondent after dragging his portfolio around various… … English dictionary
