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DISPIRITEDLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dispiritedly mean?
• DISPIRITEDLY (adverb)
The adverb DISPIRITEDLY has 1 sense:
1. in a dispirited manner without hope
Familiarity information: DISPIRITEDLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a dispirited manner without hope
Synonyms:
dispiritedly; hopelessly
Context example:
the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances
Pertainym:
dispirited (filled with melancholy and despondency)
Context examples
It shivered in the chill morning wind, and grinned dispiritedly when the man spoke to it in a voice that achieved no more than a hoarse whisper.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
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