Despondingly
[dis'pɔndiŋli]
Definition
(adv.) In a desponding manner.
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Examples
- A many boys,' observed Mr. Bumble, shaking his head, despondingly. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The next day as I was returning home from my solitary walk, reflections, the most despondingly melancholy, crowded on my mind. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- They're a good two mile off, at least,' said the woman despondingly. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I wish I could think it was only manner--I hope it may be--' (Here the affectionate relative heaved a deep sigh, and shook her head despondingly). Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Fagin sighed, and shook his head despondingly. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I knew very well, sighed I despondingly, before I heard of his marriage, that I should never be anything to him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- A harrowing old man, Mis'ess Yeobright, said Christian despondingly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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