dejectedly

English

Etymology

dejected + -ly

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈdʒɛktədli/

Adverb

dejectedly (comparative more dejectedly, superlative most dejectedly)

  1. In a dejected manner, in a dispirited way.
    • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 154:
      "Don't we behave just as stupidly in our pursuit of happiness - don't we?" Simpson nodded dejectedly.
    • 1995, Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: a Trilogy in Five Parts, →ISBN, page 202:
      From his disembodied mind Gargravarr watched dejectedly.
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