Despairingly

//dɪˈspɛəɹ.ɪŋ.li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a despairing manner.

    "It was raining. She was over there, crouched despairingly beneath the awning of that shop. She wanted to be elsewhere, but the moisture lay in wait to damage her hat."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with desperation wordnet

Synonyms

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desperatelydespondentlyheartlessly

Example

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"He spoke despairingly of his son's actions."

Etymology

From despairing + -ly.

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